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Matthew 20:22-24
EasyEnglish Bible
Matthew 20:22-24
EasyEnglish Bible
22 Jesus said to them, ‘You do not understand what you are asking for. I will have much pain and trouble. Are you ready to have the same pain?’
James and John replied, ‘Yes, we can do that.’
23 Jesus said to them, ‘Yes, that is true. You will have pain and trouble like mine. But I cannot promise that you will sit at my right side or at my left side. My Father God has chosen the people who will sit there. He has prepared the places for those people.’
24 When the other ten disciples heard about this, they were angry with the two brothers.
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Matthew 20:22-24
New International Version
Matthew 20:22-24
New International Version
22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup(A) I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,(B) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant(C) with the two brothers.
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