Matthew 20:22 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 20:22

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.

KJV

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ASV

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able.

YLT

And Jesus answering said, `Ye have not known what ye ask for yourselves; are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?' They say to him, `We are able.'

DBT

And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

WEB

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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26 verses on the floor

Luke 22:42
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Matthew 26:42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
John 18:11
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

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Peter and they were his favourites; John was the disciple whom Jesus loved; yet none were so often reproved as they; whom Christ loves best he reproves most, Rev. iii. Here is the ambitious address they made to Christ--that they might sit, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left, in his kingdom,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It is but a baptism; if dipped, that is the worst of it, not drowned; perplexed, but not in despair. Baptism is an ordinance by which we join ourselves to the Lord in covenant and communion; and so is suffering for Christ, Ezek. xx. Baptism is "an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace;" and so is suffering for Christ, for unto us it is given, Phil. i.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Christ's answer is very mild; they were overtaken in the fault of ambition, but Christ restored them with the spirit of meekness. How he reproved the ignorance and error of their petition; (1.) They were much in the dark concerning the kingdom they had their eye upon; they dreamed of a temporal kingdom, whereas Christ's kingdom is not of this world.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Ye know not what is implied in being advanced in my kingdom, and necessarily prerequired thereto. All who share in my kingdom must first share in my sufferings. Are you able and willing to do this?

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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G422131× in canon G15470× in canon G409572× in canon G3195109× in canon G1410207× in canon G611231× in canon

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MAT 20:22LUK 22:42 MAT 26:39
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
MAT 20:22LUK 22:42 JHN 12:27-28
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 20:22LUK 22:42 MAT 26:42
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 20:22MAT 26:39 JHN 5:30
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 20:22MAT 26:39 JHN 6:38
MAT 20:22MAT 26:39 PHP 2:8
MAT 20:22LUK 22:42 MRK 14:36
MAT 20:22LUK 22:42 PSA 40:8

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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