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 had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.

and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.

It is a trustworthy statement:

For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and

perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

For

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

but just as it is written,
“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But as it is, they desire a better country, 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 or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.