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Matthew 20:20-28
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17Now Jesus was going up to
18“We are going up to
19and will hand him over to
the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will
be raised to life!”
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20Then the mother of Zebedee’s
sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
21“What is it you want?” he
asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your
right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
22“You don’t know what you
are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23Jesus said to them, “You
will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to
grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my
Father.”
24When the ten heard about
this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
25Jesus called them together
and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and
their high officials exercise authority over them.
26Not so with you. Instead,
whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27and whoever wants to be
first must be your slave—
28just as the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
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1)
Are verses 17 to 19
included in VisionCasting-Matthew20.17-19?
o
Yes.
2)
Why are verses 17
to 19 included here?
o
They are included
here to provide continuity of context.
3)
Why did the
disciples choose to jockey for position immediately after Jesus had predicted his
death for a third time?
o
Jesus’ death
still did not register with the disciples.
o
Even though
o
He had just
predicted it for a third time.
4)
According to
verses 20 and 21 what favor did the
mother of Zebedee’s sons ask of Jesus?
o
Grant that
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One of those two
sons of hers may sit at Jesus’ right.
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And the other at
Jesus’ left in his kingdom.
5)
According to
verse 22 what was the response of the brothers when Jesus questioned them if
they could drink the cup he was going to drink?
o
They answered in
the affirmative.
6)
How would the
brothers drink the cup Jesus drank, given that they would follow Jesus as he
took up his cross, died and rose again?
o
Like Jesus they
would
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Take up their
cross.
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Die.
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And rise again.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 how are the positions at his right and at his left
granted?
o
To sit at his right
or left is not for Jesus to grant.
o
Those places
belong to those for whom they have been prepared by the Father.
8)
According to verse
24 what was the reaction of the ten when they
heard about the request of the mother of Zebedee’s sons?
o
They were indignant
with the brothers.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 what are the rules
of governance of the Gentiles?
o
The rulers of the
Gentiles lord it over them.
o
Their high
officials exercise authority over them.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 should the rules
of governance of the Gentiles apply to the
disciples?
o
No.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 26 and 27 what is the principle of servanthood in
leadership that he taught the disciples?
o
Whoever wants to
become great among you must be your servant.
o
Whoever wants to
be first must be your slave.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 how did he use himself as the example to illustrate the practice
of the principle of servanthood in
leadership?
o
The Son of Man did
not come
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To be served.
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But to serve.
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And to give his
life as a ransom for many.
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Matthew 20:20-28
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