What did Peter say to Jesus in regard to compensation for his services?

“Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?” (Matthew xix, 27).

What request was made by James and John?

Mark: “They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory” (x, 37).

This shows that self-aggrandizement inspired the actions of his followers then as it does today.