Matthew

Matthew 20:23

²³“You will indeed drink My cup,”^h Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

Footnotes

h 20:23 BYZ and TR include and be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized.

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will indeed drink	πίεσθε	piesthe	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G4095 I drink, imbibe
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
cup	ποτήριόν	potērion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4221 a drinking cup
said	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
to sit	καθίσαι	kathisai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2523 I set, make to sit
at	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
right	δεξιῶν	dexiōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1188 on the right hand, right hand, right
left	εὐωνύμων	euōnymōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2176 on the left-hand side, left
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
Mine	ἐμὸν	emon	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
to grant	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
to those for whom	οἷς	hois	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
Father	Πατρός	Patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
has prepared them	ἡτοίμασται	hētoimastai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2090 I make ready, prepare

Cross-references

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Matthew 25:34 · Mark 10:40 · Revelation 1:9 · Acts 12:2 · 2 Timothy 2:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · Romans 8:17 · Colossians 1:24 · Hebrews 11:16 · 2 Corinthians 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.