Matthew 20:17-28
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day." Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able." He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave; even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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Gusto nan nanay nan mga anak ni Zebedee na maka’iban sila sa himaya ni Jesus pag-abot nan panahon.
Waya pa makasabot pagdajaw sila kon uno’y dangatan ni Jesus sa sunod na mga adlaw – na mag-antos Sija sa mga pasakit sanan sa krus.
Kinahanglan andam an disipulo na mag-alay nan ija kinabuhi sanan mag-sakripisyo para sa karajawan nan isig’katawo.
Kon sin’o kuno an mauna amo’y mamahimo na suluguon kay an Anak nan tawo, nanaog sa kalibutan dili kon para selbihan kondili para magsilbe sanan mag-alay nan kinabuhi para matubos an kataw’han.
Andam ba kita na mag-alay nan ato kinabuhi sanan magsilbe sa ato isig’katawo parehas nan taghimo ni Jesus?
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"Lord Jesus, make me a servant of love for your kingdom, that I may seek to serve rather than be served. Inflame my heart with love that I may give generously and serve others joyfully for your sake."
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