Matthew 20:21
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
But Jesus answered, and said,.... To her two sons,
ye know not what ye ask. They were ignorant of the nature of Christ's kingdom, which is spiritual, and not of this world: or they would never have…
See also Mar 10:35-45. Mat 20:20 Then came to him give mother of Zebedee’s children ... - This was probably Salome, Mar 15:40; Mar 16:1. With her sons - The names of these sons were James and John,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
may sit, the one on thy right hand Cp. for the thought ch. Mat 19:28.
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