“What do you want Me to do for you?” Good question from Jesus for James and John, since they approached Jesus to make a request.
John and James approached Jesus making the proposal to sit one on the left of Jesus and the other on His right, when the time of the glory of Jesus arrives (the disciples were confused, since they thought that Jesus would build a political kingdom).
While the disciples were preoccupied with acquiring greatness, Jesus wanted them to learn from Him, and that in the spread of His word, the multitude would recognize Him and acknowledge that there is salvation in Him. To the question of John and James, Jesus responds: