Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. Teacher, they said, we want you to do for us whatever we ask — the request of James and John immediately after the most detailed passion prediction is the disciples' incomprehension at its most dramatic. Whatever we ask is a blank check request — the same form as Herod's offer to Herodias's daughter. The irony is acute: Jesus has just predicted his mocking, spitting, flogging, and killing; James and John have responded with a request for seats of honor.

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