Matthew 20
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Matthew 20:22-34

22Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

23He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

24And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

25But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

26It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

27and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,

28even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

29And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

30And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

31The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

32And stopping, Jesus called them and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

33They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

34And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.

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