Matthew 20:23
And he said to them, You shall indeed drink of my cup: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
24And when the ten heard this, they were moved with indignation against the two brothers.
Cross References
Mark 10:40But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared.
Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him.
2 Corinthians 1:7And our hope for you is steadfast, knowing, that as you are partakers of our sufferings, so you also partake of our comfort.
2 Timothy 2:11This is a faithful saying: If we died with him, we shall also live with him:
Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, and kingdom, and endurance which are ours in Jesus, was on the island that is called Patmos, because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
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 →