Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to Matthew 20:20-22

Matthew 20:20-22
Lexham English Bible

A Request by the Mother of James and John

20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and[a] kneeling down she asked[b] something from him. 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom.” 22 But Jesus answered and[c] said, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 20:20 Here “and” is supplied because the participle (“kneeling down”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
  2. Matthew 20:20 Here the participle (“asked”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style
  3. Matthew 20:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
Next
Matthew 19
Matthew 21
Next
dropdown
Lexham English Bible (LEB)

2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software