Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him. (Matthew 20:20 KJV)
Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping [him], and asking a certain thing of him. (Matthew 20:20 ASV)
Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him. (Matthew 20:20 DBY)
Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him, (Matthew 20:20 YLT)
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. (Matthew 20:20 WEB)
Interlinear
Then <tote> came <proserchomai> to him <autos> the mother <meter> of Zebedee’s <Zebedaios> children <huios> with <meta> her <autos> sons, <huios> worshipping <proskuneo> him, and <kai> desiring <aiteo> a certain <tis> thing <para> of him. <autos> (Matthew 20:20 KJV)
Albert Barnes’ Commentary
Verse 20. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, etc. This was probably Salome, Mr 15:40; 16:1.
With her sons. The names of these were James and John, Mr 10:35. Mark says they came and made the request. That is, they made it through the medium of their mother; they requested her to ask it for them. It is not improbable that she was an ambitious woman, and was desirous to see her sons honoured.
Worshipping him. Showing him respect; respectfully saluting him. In the original, kneeling. See Barnes for Mt 8:2.
{n} “Then came” Mr 10:35