Matthew 20:20-22

Contemporary English Version

A Mother's Request

(Mark 10.35-45)

²⁰ The mother of James and John^[a] came to Jesus with her two sons. She knelt down and started begging him to do something for her. ²¹ Jesus asked her what she wanted, and she said, “When you come into your kingdom, please let one of my sons sit at your right side and the other at your left.”^[b]

²² Jesus answered, “Not one of you knows what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup^[c] that I must soon drink from?”

James and John said, “Yes, we are!”