26 And Jesus said to her, You know not what you ask.
27 And then he turned to James and John and said, Are you prepared and are you strong enough to drink the cup that I will drink?
28 They said, Yes, master, we are strong enough to follow where you go.
29 Then Jesus said, You shall indeed drink of my cup; but I am not the judge of who will sit upon my right hand or my left.
30 The men who live the life and keep the faith will sit upon the throne of power.
31 Now, when the apostles heard the pleadings of the mother for her sons, and knew that James and John were seeking special favors from the Lord, they were indignant and they said,
32 We surely thought that James and John had risen above the selfish self. Who can we trust among the sons of men?
33 And Jesus called the ten apart and said to them, How hard for men to comprehend the nature of the kingdom of the soul!
34 These two disciples do not seem to know that rulership in heaven is not akin to rulership on earth.
35 In all the kingdoms of the world, the men of power, they who exalt themselves, show their authority, and rule with iron rule;