Matthew 20:17-34.
Matthew 20.17-34
Jesus Again Tells about His Death
As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he took his twelve disciples
aside and told them in private:
We are now on our way to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be
handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses.
They will sentence him to death, and then they will hand him over to
foreigners who will make fun of him. They will beat him and nail him
to a cross. But on the third day he will rise from death.
A Mother's Request
The mother of James and John came to Jesus with her two sons. She
knelt down and started begging him to do something for her. 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." Jesus answered, "Not one of you knows what you
are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink
from?"
James and John said, "Yes, we are!" Jesus replied, "You certainly will
drink from my cup! But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right
side and at my left. That is for my Father to say."When the ten other
disciples heard this, they were angry with the two brothers. But
Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know that foreign
rulers like to order their people around. And their great leaders have
full power over everyone they rule. But don't act like them. If you
want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. And if
you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest. The Son of
Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his
life to rescue many people.
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Jesus was followed by a large crowd as he and his disciples were
leaving Jericho. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. And when
they heard that Jesus was coming their way, they shouted, "Lord and
Son of David, have pity on us!" The crowd told them to be quiet, but
they shouted even louder, "Lord and Son of David, have pity on
us!"When Jesus heard them, he stopped and asked, "What do you want me
to do for you?" They answered, "Lord, we want to see!"Jesus felt sorry
for them and touched their eyes. Right away they could see, and they
became his followers."
God bless you.
Jesus Again Tells about His Death
As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he took his twelve disciples
aside and told them in private:
We are now on our way to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be
handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses.
They will sentence him to death, and then they will hand him over to
foreigners who will make fun of him. They will beat him and nail him
to a cross. But on the third day he will rise from death.
A Mother's Request
The mother of James and John came to Jesus with her two sons. She
knelt down and started begging him to do something for her. 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." Jesus answered, "Not one of you knows what you
are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink
from?"
James and John said, "Yes, we are!" Jesus replied, "You certainly will
drink from my cup! But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right
side and at my left. That is for my Father to say."When the ten other
disciples heard this, they were angry with the two brothers. But
Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know that foreign
rulers like to order their people around. And their great leaders have
full power over everyone they rule. But don't act like them. If you
want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. And if
you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest. The Son of
Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his
life to rescue many people.
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Jesus was followed by a large crowd as he and his disciples were
leaving Jericho. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. And when
they heard that Jesus was coming their way, they shouted, "Lord and
Son of David, have pity on us!" The crowd told them to be quiet, but
they shouted even louder, "Lord and Son of David, have pity on
us!"When Jesus heard them, he stopped and asked, "What do you want me
to do for you?" They answered, "Lord, we want to see!"Jesus felt sorry
for them and touched their eyes. Right away they could see, and they
became his followers."
God bless you.
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