34. They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”
35. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.”
36. “What is your request?” he asked.
37. They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”