Matthew 20:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Ye know not

Mark 10:38

Romans 8:26

James 4:3

The cup

Baptized with the

Mark 10:39

Luke 12:50

We

Matthew 26:35

Proverbs 16:18

General references

Luke 9:46

Luke 22:24

Bible References

Ye know not

Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

The cup

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."

When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah

Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.

And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"

Baptized with the

And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,

I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!

We

Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the disciples said the same.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

General references

An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.