Mark 10:32-45

32Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. His disciples were shocked ⌞that he was going to Jerusalem⌟. The others who followed were afraid. Once again he took the twelve apostles aside. He began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

33“We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to foreigners.

34They will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he will come back to life.”

35James and John, sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus. They said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do us a favor.”

36“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked them.

37They said to him, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”

38Jesus said, “You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink the cup that I’m going to drink? Can you be baptized with the baptism that I’m going to receive?”

39“We can,” they told him. Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup that I’m going to drink. You will be baptized with the baptism that I’m going to receive.

40But I don’t have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. Those positions have already been prepared for certain people.”

41When the other ten apostles heard about it, they were irritated with James and John.

42Jesus called the apostles and said, “You know that the acknowledged rulers of nations have absolute power over people and their officials have absolute authority over people.

43But that’s not the way it’s going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.

44Whoever wants to be most important among you will be a slave for everyone.

45It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”