Matthew 20:23

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Summary

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.

Ye

For

General references

Mark 10:40

Luke 22:24

Bible References

Ye

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

And if we are children, then we are heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; so that if we suffer with Him, we may also be glorified together.

And our hope of you is certain, knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and I fill up the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, on behalf of His body, which is the church;

For faithful is the Word, for if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.

I, John, who also am your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, for the Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

For

Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

But to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared.

But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

But now they stretch forth to a better fatherland, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

General references

But to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared.

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.