Mark 10

Selfish ambition rebuked

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we may ask." 36 So He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" 37 They said to Him, "Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory."*Isn’t this a strange request? Evidently visions of the Messianic Kingdom drove all other considerations from their minds, only they wanted to be top dogs!