Mark 10:38

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Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?'

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  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
  • Luke 22:42 : 42 He said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will, but yours be done."
  • John 18:11 : 11 But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'
  • Isa 51:22 : 22 This is what your Lord, the Lord your God who defends His people, says: 'See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering, the goblet of My wrath. You will never drink from it again.'
  • Mark 14:36 : 36 "Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."
  • 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 King Solomon answered his mother, 'Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—for he is my elder brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!'
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For God is the judge; he brings one down and lifts another up.
  • Jer 25:15 : 15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.'
  • Jer 45:5 : 5 And you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for behold, I am bringing disaster on all humanity,' declares the LORD, 'but I will give you your life as a prize of war wherever you go.'
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.' 22 Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' They said to him, 'We are able.'
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
  • Rom 8:26 : 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspeakable groanings.
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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  • Matt 20:21-23
    3 verses
    94%

    21'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.'

    22Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' They said to him, 'We are able.'

    23He said to them, 'You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left hand is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.'

  • Mark 10:39-40
    2 verses
    90%

    39'We can,' they answered. Jesus said to them, 'You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,

    40'but to sit at my right or left is not mine to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.'

  • Mark 10:35-37
    3 verses
    79%

    35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, 'Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.'

    36'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

    37They replied, 'Let one of us sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.'

  • John 18:11
    73%

    11But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'

  • John 4:10
    70%

    10Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

  • Luke 12:50
    70%

    50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

  • Luke 9:54-55
    2 verses
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    54When James and John, his disciples, saw this, they said, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them, as Elijah did?'

    55But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

  • Matt 15:16
    70%

    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Matt 26:27
    69%

    27Then He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.

  • Luke 22:68
    69%

    68And if I ask you, you will not answer, and you will not release me.

  • Mark 9:41
    69%

    41'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'

  • Mark 14:36
    69%

    36"Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

  • Mark 11:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

    30'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

  • Mark 14:23
    69%

    23Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

  • Luke 22:42
    68%

    42He said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will, but yours be done."

  • Mark 11:33
    68%

    33So they answered Jesus, 'We don't know.' And Jesus said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

  • 1 Cor 10:21
    68%

    21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

  • Mark 10:42
    68%

    42Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.'

  • Matt 3:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

    15Jesus answered him, 'Allow it for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness.' Then John allowed Him.

  • Rom 6:3
    68%

    3Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

  • Luke 20:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3But he answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

    4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

  • Matt 19:27-28
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    68%

    27Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

    28Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Matt 10:42
    68%

    42And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • John 18:21
    68%

    21'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

  • Mark 9:32
    67%

    32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Matt 20:32
    67%

    32Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

  • John 1:25
    67%

    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

  • Acts 19:3
    67%

    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

  • Luke 12:29
    67%

    29So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.

  • Mark 1:8
    67%

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Luke 8:9
    67%

    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Mark 8:21
    67%

    21Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

  • Luke 14:33
    67%

    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Matt 26:42
    67%

    42A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done."

  • Luke 22:30
    67%

    30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Matt 21:27
    67%

    27So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.' Then he said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

  • Matt 21:24
    67%

    24Jesus answered them, 'I will also ask you one question. If you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Luke 22:28
    67%

    28You are the ones who have stood by me in my trials.

  • John 4:13
    67%

    13Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

  • Mark 8:18
    67%

    18Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?