In fact, when John and his sibling James asked for privileged positions in God’s Kingdom, Jesus answered: “This sitting down at my right or at my left is not mine to give. ” ​ — Mark 10: 35 - 40.
(‏ يوحنا ١٣ :‏ ٢٣‏ )‏ فحين طلب يوحنا وشقيقه يعقوب مركزا بارزا في ملكوت الله ،‏ اجابهما يسوع :‏ « الجلوس عن يميني او عن يساري .‏ .‏ .‏