Matthew 20:23
He saith unto them—My cup, indeed, ye shall drink; but, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give,—except unto those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
24And the ten, hearing, were sorely displeased, concerning the two brethren.
Cross References
Mark 10:40But, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except unto them for whom it hath been prepared.
Romans 8:17And, if children, heirs also—heirs, indeed, of God, but co-heirs with Christ,—if, at least, we are suffering together, in order that we may also be glorified together.
2 Corinthians 1:7And so, our hope, is sure in your behalf,—knowing that,—as ye are sharers of the sufferings, so, also of the encouragement.
2 Timothy 2:11Faithful, the saying—for, If we have died together, we shall also live together,
Revelation 1:9I, John, your brother, and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, came to be in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and the witness 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 →