Matthew 20:20

Matthew 20:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.

Context of Matthew 20:20

18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Matthew 20:20 word by word

Τότε προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῆς προσκυνοῦσα καὶ αἰτοῦσά τι ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the motherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• ofυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Zebedee’sΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• worshippingπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• desiringαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• a certain thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844

Cross-references for Matthew 20:20

• Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
• Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
• Matthew 27:56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
• Mark 15:40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
• Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
• Matthew 8:2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
• Matthew 14:33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
• Matthew 15:25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
• Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The mother of Zebedee's children - This was Salome.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 See also Mark 10:35-45. Matthew 20:20 Then came to him give mother of Zebedee‘s children … - This was probably Salome, Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1. With her sons - The names of these sons were James and John, Mark 10:35 Mark says they came and made the request. That is, they made it, as appears from Matthew, through the medium of their mother; they requested her to ask it for them. It is not improbable that she was an ambitious woman, and was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 The sons of Zebedee abused what Christ said to comfort the disciples. Some cannot have comforts but they turn them to a wrong purpose. Pride is a sin that most easily besets us; it is sinful ambition to outdo others in pomp and grandeur. To put down the vanity and ambition of their request, Christ leads them to the thoughts of their sufferings. It is a bitter cup that is to be drunk of; a cup of trembling, but not the cup of the wicked. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21This mother's question seems to have come from her sons, as Jesus answered the sons instead of the mother (compare Mark 10:35–37).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:20

• Ambition
• Civil Service
• Influence
• James
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Minister, Christian
• Politics
• Salome
• Zebedee

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle
• James
• John
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Salome

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings