Matthew 20 starts with the Parable of the workers in the vineyard who were employed at different times in the day but all received the same wage independent of hours worked. Those who worked longer hours moaned and grumbled but the owner said he could do what he liked with his money. So God's grace is given to each one independent of human merit. God gives freely according to his goodness. Then Jesus again predicts his coming betrayal, condemnation, crucification and resurrection. Then Zebedee's wife asked for a privileged place for her sons in Jesus kingdom. Jesus questioned whether they could drink the cup he was going to drink, and anyway the pathway to progress in the kingdom was service. For "the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many".
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