Matthew 20:24

"He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”"

Key Reflection

Jesus emphasizes that his disciples will share in his suffering and death, symbolized by "drinking the cup" and being "baptized with his baptism." However, the positions of honor at his right and left are divine choices reserved for those predestined by the Father.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 24. The ten heard it. That is, the ten other apostles. They were moved with indignation. They were offended at their ambition, at their desire to be exalted above their brethren. The word "it" refers not to what Jesus said, but to their request. When the ten heard the request which they had made, they were indignant. __________________________________________________________________

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