NAS - Matthew 20:17-34

Death, Resurrection Foretold

¹⁷As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them, ¹⁸"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,¹⁹and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up."

Preferment Asked

²⁰Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and making a request of Him. ²¹And He said to her, "What do you wish?"She *said to Him, "Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left." ²²But Jesus answered, "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." ²³He *said to them, "My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father."

²⁴And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers. ²⁵But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.²⁶"It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,²⁷and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;²⁸just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Sight for the Blind

²⁹As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. ³⁰And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!" ³¹The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" ³²And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?"³³They *said to Him, "Lord, we want our eyes to be opened." ³⁴Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.