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Matthew 20:23

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.

KJV

λέγει αὐτοῖς· τὸ μὲν ποτήριόν μου πίεσθε, τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν τοῦτο δοῦναι, ἀλλ’ οἷς ἡτοίμασται ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου.

Greek NT

Ait illis : Calicem quidem meum bibetis : sedere autem ad dexteram meam vel sinistram non est meum dare vobis, sed quibus paratum est a Patre meo.

Vulgate

He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.

ASV

He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

23 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὐώνυμος
euonumos
adjective · 9×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθίζω
kathizo
verb · 47×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πίνω
pino
verb · 73×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
ποτήριον
poterion
noun · 31×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐμός
emos
possessive_pronoun · 69×
ἑτοιμάζω
etoimazo
verb · 41×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Textual variants

4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: λέγει | WH/Treg/NIV: λέγει | RP: Καὶ λέγει
  • λέγειSBLGNT
  • λέγειWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Καὶ λέγειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: πίεσθε | WH/Treg/NIV: πίεσθε | RP: + καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε
  • πίεσθεSBLGNT
  • πίεσθεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: εὐωνύμων | WH/Treg/NIV: εὐωνύμων | RP: + μου
  • εὐωνύμωνSBLGNT
  • εὐωνύμωνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + μουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἐμὸν | WH/Treg/NIV/RP: ἐμὸν | WHmarg/NA: + τοῦτο
  • ἐμὸνSBLGNT
  • ἐμὸνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • + τοῦτοWestcott-Hort (margin), Nestle-Aland 27
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. What then says the mouth of the apostles, Peter, the ever fervent, the leader of the apostolic choir? When all are asked, he answers. And whereas when He asked the opinion of the people, all replied to the question; when He asked their own, Peter springs forward, and anticipates them, and says, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16 What then says Chris…
2. And God has set some in the Church: first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, various kinds of tongues. Thus what I spoke of before, this also he now does. Because they thought highly of themselves in respect of the tongues he sets it last every where. For the terms, first and secondly, are not used by him…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
  • 1Cor 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
  • 2Cor 1:7 — And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
  • 2Tim 2:11 — It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
  • Acts 1:7 — And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
  • Acts 12:2 — And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
  • Acts 12:2 — And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
  • Col 1:24 — Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
  • Heb 11:16 — But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
  • Mark 10:40 — But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
  • Mark 10:40 — But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Phil 3:10 — That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
  • Rev 1:9 — I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Je
  • Rom 8:17 — And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
  • Zech 4:12 — And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?