Matthew 20:23

He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with, but to sit at my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by 'Avi ·my Father·.”

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In The King James Version

And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

In Context

22But Yeshua [Salvation] answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

24When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

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Cross References

Mark 10:40but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:21-29

Ambition Corrected. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23… Read the whole commentary →

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