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Matthew 20:20-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 20:20-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Suffering and Service
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons.(A) She knelt down to ask Him for something.(B) 21 “What do you want?” He asked her.
“Promise,”[a] she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”(C)
22 But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup[b] that I am about to drink?”[c](D)
“We are able,” they said to Him.
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- Matthew 20:21 Lit Say
- Matthew 20:22 Figurative language referring to His coming suffering; Mt 26:39; Jn 18:11
- Matthew 20:22 Other mss add and (or) to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
Matthew 20:20-22
New International Version
Matthew 20:20-22
New International Version
A Mother’s Request(A)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(B) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(C) asked a favor of him.
21 “What is it you want?” he asked.
She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”(D)
22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup(E) I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
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