New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 20:20-28

20ThenΤότεToteG5119the motherμήτηρmētērG3384of thesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334toJesus with her sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207,bowingG4352downπροσκυνοῦσαproskunousaG4352and makingG154a requestG154of Him.

21And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“WhatτίtiG5101do you desireθέλεις;theleisG2309?”She saidG3004to Him, “SayG3004that in Your kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of mineG1473shall sitκαθίσωσινkathisōsinG2523,oneεἷςheisG1520at Your rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,and oneεἷςheisG1520at Your leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176.”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611 G3004,“You do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are askingαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154.Are you ableδύνασθεdunastheG1410to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095the cupποτήριονpotērionG4221that I amG3195aboutG3195toG3195drinkπίνεινpineinG4095?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “We are ableδυνάμεθα.¶dunamethaG1410.”

23He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “My cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221you shall drinkπίεσθεpiestheG4095;but to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and at MyleftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176is not MineG1699to giveδοῦναι,dounaiG1325, but it is for thosefor whomοἷςhoisG3739it has beenpreparedἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090by My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

24And after hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this, the othertenδέκαdekaG1176disciplesbecame indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23with the twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

25But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341them to Himself and saidG3004,“You knowG3609that the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484domineerG2634overG2634them, andthose in highG3173positionG3173exerciseκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715authorityG2715overG2715them.

26Itis not thisG3779wayG3779amongἐνenG1722you,but whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096prominentμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722you shall be your servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,

27and whoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437desiresθέλῃthelēG2309to be firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722you shall be your slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401;

28justὥσπερhōsperG5618asthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,but to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590as a ransomλύτρονlutronG3083for manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

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