40 But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”
41 When the other 10 disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.
42 Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and their men of high positions exercise power over them.
43 But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life — a ransom for many.”
46 They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.