Matthew 20:22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And he saith unto them, ye shall drink indeed of my cup,.... Not of the selfsame, but of what was like unto it; meaning, that they should endure much persecution for his name's sake, as all that will…
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
Ye know not Observe, Jesus addresses the sons, not the mother.
what ye ask There is some force in the middle voice of the original, "ask for yourselves," or "cause to be asked."
the cup that I shall…
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