Matthew 20:23
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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.“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
In other translations
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.“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
Greek words
ΚαὶKaiandG2532λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846τὸto<the>G3588μὲνmenIndeedG3303ποτήριόνpotērionthe cupG4221μουmouof MineG3165πίεσθεpiestheYou will drinkG4095καὶkaiandG2532τὸto<the>G3588βάπτισμαbaptismabaptismG908ὃhowhatG3739ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473βαπτίζομαιbaptizomaiam baptizedG907βαπτισθήσεσθε,baptisthēsesthewill be baptizedG907τὸto<the>G3588δὲdebutG1161καθίσαιkathisaito sitG2523ἐκekonG1537δεξιῶνdexiōn[the] right handG1188μουmouof MeG3165καὶkaiandG2532ἐξexonG1537εὐωνύμωνeuōnumōn[the] leftG2176μουmouof meG3165οὐκouknotG3756ἔστινestinisG1510ἐμὸνemonMineG1473τοῦτοtoutothisG3778δοῦναι,dounaito give,G1325ἀλλ᾽all᾽but [to those]G235οἷςhoisfor whomG3739ἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiit has been preparedG2090ὑπὸhupobyG5259τοῦtoutheG3588πατρόςpatrosFatherG3962μου.¶mouof Mine.G3165
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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