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Then came unto him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something from him.

And, he, said to her - What desirest thou? She saith unto him - Bid, that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

But Jesus, answering, said - Ye know not what ye are asking: Are ye able to drink the cup, which, I, am about to drink; They say unto him - We are able.

He saith unto them - My cup, indeed, ye shall drink; but, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, - except unto those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

And the ten, hearing, were sorely displeased, concerning the two brethren.

But, Jesus, calling them near, said - Ye know that, the rulers of the nations, lord it over them, and, the great ones, wield authority over them:

Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister;

And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant: -

Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.