New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:17-28

17As JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was aboutG3195to goἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,He tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesaside by themselvesἰδίανidianG2398,and on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598He saidG3004to them,

18“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we are goingἀναβαίνομενanabainomenG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414;and the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will bedeliveredπαραδοθήσεταιparadothēsetaiG3860to the chiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματεῦσιν,grammateusinG1122,and they will condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632Him to deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288,

19andwill handπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860Him over to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484to mockἐμπαῖξαιempaixaiG1702and scourgeμαστιγῶσαιmastigōsaiG3146and crucifyσταυρῶσαι·staurōsaiG4717Him, and onthe thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250He will be raisedἐγερθήσεται.¶egerthēsetaiG1453up.”

20ThenΤότεToteG5119the motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofthe sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334toJesus with her sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207,bowingG4352downπροσκυνοῦσαproskunousaG4352and makingG154a requestG154of Him.

21And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“WhatτίtiG5101do you wishθέλεις;theleisG2309?”She saidG3004to Him, “CommandG3004that in Your kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of mineG1473may sitκαθίσωσινkathisōsinG2523oneεἷςheisG1520on Your rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and oneεἷςheisG1520on Your leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176.”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,“You do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are askingαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154.Are you ableδύνασθεdunastheG1410to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095the cupποτήριονpotērionG4221that I amG3195aboutG3195to drinkπίνεινpineinG4095?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “We are ableδυνάμεθα.¶dunamethaG1410.”

23He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “My cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221you shall drinkπίεσθεpiestheG4095;but to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523on My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and on MyleftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is not MineG1699to giveδοῦναι,dounaiG1325,but it is for those for whomοἷςhoisG3739it has beenpreparedἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090by My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

24And hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,the tenδέκαdekaG1176became indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23with the twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

25But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341them to Himself and saidG3004,“You knowG3609that the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lordG2634it overG2634them, and theirgreatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173menG3173exerciseκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715authorityG2715overG2715them.

26It is not thisG3779wayG3779amongἐνenG1722you,but whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722you shall be your servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,

27and whoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to be firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722you shall be your slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401;

28justὥσπερhōsperG5618asthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,but to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590a ransomλύτρονlutronG3083for manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

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