...establish a kingdom in which they themselves would hold positions of dignity and importance: 'Grant that we may sit, the one on Thy right hand, and the other on Thy left, in Thy kingdom.' The striking rebuke which Jesus administered to these pretensions, by setting a little...

...would ye that I should do for you? AQ 37. They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. AQ Matthew 20.22. But JESUS answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the...

...What would ye that I should do for you? 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on orated 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and...

...What would ye that I should do for you ? 37. They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask : can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and...

...What would ye that I should do for you? 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and...

...said unto her: what wilt thou have? She said unto him: Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom. 22 Iesus answered, and said: Ye wot not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that...

...Why is he so shy? He was not very bashful when asking Jesus to make him and his brother sit,'one on Thy right hand and the other on Thy left hand in Thy Kingdom' Mark 10:37. The reason for his reticence is that the 'beloved disciple' is his namesake, that...