New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:20-28

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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