Matthew 20:23 meaning and explanation
“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.”
Matthew 20:23, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to James and John after their mother asks that her sons sit at his right and left in his kingdom. The cup he mentions is the suffering and death he has just predicted for himself in Jerusalem.
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