Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom." Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can." He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left (, this) is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Lumapit kay Jesus ang ina nina Jaime at Juan kasama ng dalawa niyang anak, at lumuhod sa harap niya para makiusap. Tinanong siya ni Jesus: "Ano ang ibig mo?" At sumagot siya: "Narito ang dalawa kong anak. Iutos mong maupo ang isa sa iyong kanan at ang isa naman sa iyong kaliwa sa iyong Kaharian." Sinabi ni Jesus sa magkapatid: "Hindi ninyo nalalaman ang inyong hinihingi. Maiinom ba ninyo ang kalis na iinumin ko?" Sumagot sila: "Kaya namin." Sumagot si Jesus: "Totoong iinom din kayo sa aking kalis ngunit wala sa akin ang pagpapaupo sa aking kanan o kaliwa. Para sa mga hinirang ng Ama ang mga lugar na iyon." Nang marinig ito ng sampu, nagalit sila sa magkapatid. Kaya tinawag sila ni Jesus at sinabi: "Alam ninyo na sinusupil ng mga naghahari ang kanilang mga bansa at inaapi ng mga nasa kapangyarihan. Hindi naman ganito sa inyo: ang may gustong maging dakila, siya ang maging lingkod ninyo; ang may gustong mauna sa inyo, siya ang maging alipin ninyo. Gayundin naman, dumating ang Anak ng Tao hindi para paglingkuran kundi para maglingkod at ibigay ang kanyang buhay bilang pantubos sa marami."