Matthew 20:21

About this episode

This episode discusses the request made by the mother of Zebedee's sons to Jesus, exploring themes of desire and faith.

Tuesday, 9 June 2026 And He said to her, “What do you wish?”She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.” Matthew 20:21 “The ‘Also He said’ to her, ‘What do you desire?’ She says to Him, ‘You said that they might sit, these, the ‘two sons of mine,’ one from ‘rights, You’, and one from ‘lefts, You’, in the ‘kingdom, Yours’.” (CG) In the previous verse, the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons, kneeling before Him and asking a petition from Him. Matthew continues with, “The ‘Also He said’ to her, ‘What do you desire?’” When put in a position like this, all a person can do is wait for whatever is coming. It is reminiscent of what occurred between the Lord and Abraham – “Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 And Abraham came near and said, ‘Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?’” Genesis 18:22, 23 Human beings have emotions and desires, wants and needs, and hopes and aspirations. Laying them before the Lord is one of the most common things we do. Jesus sees that what is being requested is obviously of great…

People in this episode

Host: Bondservant of Christ

Topics covered

• prayer
• desires
• faith
• scripture
• Christian teachings

Keywords

• Matthew 20:21
• prayer
• Zebedee's sons
• Jesus
• faith
• desires
• scripture

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Books & works: Matthew, Genesis

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