Mark 10:38

American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
  • Luke 22:42 : 42 saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
  • John 18:11 : 11 Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
  • Isa 51:22 : 22 Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again:
  • Mark 14:36 : 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.
  • 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
  • Jer 25:15 : 15 For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
  • Jer 45:5 : 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom. 22 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.
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
  • Rom 8:26 : 26 And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for [us] with groanings which cannot be uttered;
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 94%

    21And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.

    22But 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.

    23He 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.

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    39And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

    40but to sit on my right hand or on [my] left hand is not mine to give; but [it is for them] for whom it hath been prepared.

  • 79%

    35And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.

    36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

    37And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on [thy] left hand, in thy glory.

  • 11Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

  • 10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  • 50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

  • Luke 9:54-55
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    70%

    54And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them ?

    55But he turned, and rebuked them.

  • 16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

  • 27And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

  • 68and if I ask [you], ye will not answer.

  • 41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  • 36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.

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    29And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

    30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

  • 23And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it.

  • 42saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

  • 33And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • 21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.

  • 42And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.

  • Matt 3:14-15
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    14But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

    15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

  • 3Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

  • Luke 20:3-4
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    3And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

    4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

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    27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?

    28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  • 21Why askest thou me? Ask them that have heard [me], what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.

  • 32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  • 32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you?

  • 25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

  • 3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

  • 29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

  • 8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

  • 9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

  • 21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

  • 33So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • 42Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.

  • 30that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • 27And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • 24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • 28But ye are they that have continued with me in my temptations;

  • 13Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

  • 18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?