Matthew 20:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
  • Esth 5:3 : 3 Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
  • Mark 10:36-37 : 36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you? 37 And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.
  • Matt 18:1 : 1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
  • 1 Kgs 3:5 : 5 In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.
  • Matt 20:32 : 32 And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?
  • Mark 6:22 : 22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.
  • 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.
  • Ps 45:9 : 9 Kings' daughters are among your noble women: on your right is the queen in gold of Ophir.
  • Mark 10:51 : 51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.
  • Mark 16:19 : 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
  • Luke 17:20-21 : 20 And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation: 21 And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
  • Luke 18:41 : 41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
  • Luke 19:11 : 11 And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.
  • Luke 22:24 : 24 And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
  • John 15:7 : 7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
  • Acts 1:6 : 6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?
  • Rom 8:34 : 34 Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
  • Col 3:1 : 1 If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  • Phlm 1:2-3 : 2 And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Kgs 2:19 : 19 So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

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    20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.

  • Mark 10:35-41
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    35 And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

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

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

    38 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?

    39 And 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:

    40 But 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.

    41 And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

  • Matt 20:22-25
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    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?

    23 They 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.

    24 And when it came to the ears of the ten, they were angry with the two brothers.

    25 But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

  • Matt 20:32-33
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    32 And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?

    33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

  • Mark 6:23-24
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    23 And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

    24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

  • Matt 19:27-28
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    27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?

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  • Matt 18:1-2
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    1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

  • Luke 22:29-30
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    29 And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me,

    30 So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Matt 21:28
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    28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • Matt 14:7-8
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    7 So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

    8 And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

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    42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,

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    40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

    41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

  • Matt 20:16-17
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    16 So the last will be first, and the first last.

    17 And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,

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    51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

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    24 And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

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    46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

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    13 And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.

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    48 But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?

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    14 And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,

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  • John 21:21
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    21 Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man?

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    64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

  • Matt 22:44
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    44 The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

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

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    27 And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

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    11 And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

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    20 And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.