"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.

"You will indeed drink from my cup," Jesus told them, "but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them."

Always obey the LORD and you will be happy. If you are stubborn, you will be ruined.

Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.

That is true. They were broken off because they did not believe, while you remain in place because you do believe. But do not be proud of it; instead, be afraid.

If you think you are standing firm you had better be careful that you do not fall.

So then, dear friends, as you always obeyed me when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey me now while I am away from you. Keep on working with fear and trembling to complete your salvation,

You call him Father, when you pray to God, who judges all people by the same standard, according to what each one has done; so then, spend the rest of your lives here on earth in reverence for him.

When the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers.

Then all the people answered together, "We will do everything that the LORD has said," and Moses reported this to the LORD.