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Matthew 20:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebʹe·dee+ approached him with her sons, doing obeisance* and asking for something from him.+

Matthew 20:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 Τότε Then προσῆλθεν came toward αὐτῷ him ἡ the μήτηρ mother τῶν of the υἱῶν sons Ζεβεδαίου of Zebedee μετὰ with τῶν the υἱῶν sons αὐτῆς of her προσκυνοῦσα doing obeisance καὶ and αἰτοῦσά asking τι something ἀπ’ from αὐτοῦ. him.

Matthew 20:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebʹe·dee+ approached him with her sons, doing obeisance and asking for something from him.+

Matthew 20:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, doing him reverence and asking something of him.

Matthew 20:20

American Standard Version
- 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him.

Matthew 20:20

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 Then came unto him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, bowing down and asking something from him.

Matthew 20:20

King James Version
- 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 20:20
  
  mother of the sons of Zebedee: That is, the mother of the apostles James and John. According to Mark’s account, James and John are the ones who approach Jesus. (Mr 10:35) They are evidently the source of the request, but they make the request through their mother, Salome, who may have been Jesus’ aunt.—Mt 27:55, 56; Mr 15:40, 41; Joh 19:25.
  
  doing obeisance: Or “bowing down; kneeling respectfully.”—See study notes on Mt 8:2; 18:26.