Matthew 20:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

came. With her sons. Mark 10:35 "came [with their mother]".

the mother. Salome. Compare Matthew 27:56 with Mark 15:40.

Zebedee's. See note on Matthew 4:21.

children. sons. App-108. The two sons (James and John) acted with their mother (prompting her). Compare "Ye" (Matthew 20:22, and Mark 10:35). Mark's account is supplementary.

sons. Implies what Mark says. All three came together. worshipping. prostrating herself. Greek. proskuneo. App-137.

desiring. asking.

of. from. Greek. para. App-104.

Matthew 20:20

20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.