When the mother of two sons made a request that her sons should be especially favored, one sitting on the right hand and the other on the left in His kingdom, Jesus impressed upon them that the honor and glory of His kingdom was to be the reverse of the honor and glory of this world. Whoever would be great must be a humble minister unto others, and whoever would be chief must be a servant, even as the Son of God was a minister and servant unto the children of men. {4T 226.1}

Da de to sønners mor spurgte om hendes sønner skulle have særlig gunst, den ene ved den højre hånd og den anden ved den venstre i hans rige, indprentede Jesus dem at ære og herligheden i hans rige var modsætningen til denne verdens ære og herlighed. Hvem der vil være stor må være en ydmyg tjener for andre og hvem der vil være herre må være tjener, ligesom Guds Søn var tjener for menneskebørnene.