Mark 10:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!
  • Luke 22:42 : 42 Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.
  • John 18:11 : 11 Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?
  • Isa 51:22 : 22 This is the word of the Lord your master, even your God who takes up the cause of his people: See, I have taken out of your hand the cup which overcomes, even the cup of my wrath; it will not again be given to you:
  • Mark 14:36 : 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: but even so let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
  • 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.
  • Jer 25:15 : 15 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said to me: Take the cup of the wine of this wrath from my hand, and make all the nations to whom I send you take of it.
  • Jer 45:5 : 5 And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom. 22 But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
  • Rom 8:26 : 26 And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

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    21And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

    22But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

    23They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

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    39And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

    40But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

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    36And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

    37And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

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    11Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?

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    50But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

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    54And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

    55But turning round he said sharp words to them.

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    27And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,

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    68And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

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    42Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.

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