They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;
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They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;
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And they sayde vnto him: that we can. Iesus sayde vnto them: ye shall dryncke of the cup that I shall dryncke of and be baptised with the baptyme that I shalbe baptised in:
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And they said vnto him, We can. But Iesus sayd vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of the cup that I shall drinke of, and be baptized with the baptisme wherewith I shalbe baptized:
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Passages linked to Mark 10:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 12:2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
- Revelation 1:9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- John 17:14 I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
- Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
- Mark 14:31 But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.
- Mark 14:36 He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
- John 13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
- John 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
- Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 39 And they said unto him, We can. And…
39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Ver. 39. Ye shall indeed drink of the cup] But not of that bitter cup of his Father’s wrath, which he drank off in his passion. Only the saints fill up that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ, Col 1:24, υστερηματα, non προτερηματα.
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Ye shall be baptized] And come out of the waters of affliction with as little hurt as a babe doth out of the water in baptism, by the help of divine grace.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But Jesus called them to him,.... Who were at…
But Jesus called them to him,.... Who were at some little distance from him, though so nigh, that he could discern the heat and passion they were in, and knowing that they had the same ambitious views with the two brethren:
and saith unto them, to check their pride and vanity and reprove them for their ambitious desires of superiority and pre-eminence over, one another; by showing them that this was a part which the Heathens that knew not God acted and therefore was very unbecoming them:
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you know that they which are accounted, or "seem to" or rather "do",
rule over the Gentiles; or are reckoned worthy of government who are, men of honour, reputation, and esteem; who are either by birth or merit thought to be deserving of high places: these
exercise lordship over them; rule over them in a lordly tyrannical and arbitrary way:
and their great ones; their nobles and lords under them
exercise authority over them; the Gentiles; by a delegated power from those who have the supreme rule; See Gill on Mat 20:25.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. And they said unto him, We can] They…
39. And they said unto him, We can] They knew not at the time what they said, and their words were recorded in heaven. They had yet to learn how serious their words were, and afterwards they were enabled to drink of that Cup, and to be baptized with that Baptism. To St James was given strength to be steadfast unto death, and be the first martyr of the Apostolic band (Act_12:2); to St John (a) to bear bereavement, first, of his brother, then of the other Apostles; (b) to bear a length of years in loneliness and exile in sea-girt Patmos (Rev_1:9); and (c) then to die last of the Apostles, as St James first.
the cup] Comp. Joh_18:11, “The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?” and Mar_14:36, “Take away this cup from me.” Their thoughts were fastened on thrones and high places; His on a Cup of Suffering and a baptism of blood. For this use of the word “baptism” here, compare Luk_12:50, “I have a baptism to be baptized with.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (39) And with the baptism.—Here, as before, the clause…
(39) And with the baptism.—Here, as before, the clause is omitted in the best MSS. of St. Matthew, and is therefore, strictly speaking, peculiar to St. Mark.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain James and John seem to have understood the meaning…
James and John seem to have understood the meaning of the cup; and perhaps also of the baptism. They both of them drank the cup, though in different ways. St. James, preaching Christ more boldly and fervently, became an early martyr, having been slain by the sword of Herod. (Act_12:2) St. John also drank of this cup, and was baptized with this baptism, when, if we may trust the authority of Tertullian ("De Praescript." c. 36.). He he was cast by order of Domitian into a caldron of boiling oil, before the Porta Latina at Rome, although the oil had no power to hurt him. Another legend states that he drank a cup of poison, and took no harm. On this account he is frequently represented with a cup in his hand.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:39 James and John did indeed drink a bitter…
10:39 James and John did indeed drink a bitter cup . . . of suffering for Jesus. James died for his faith (Acts 12:1-5). John died an old man, having experienced persecution (Tertullian, The Soul 50; Jerome, Commentary on Galatians 6, 10). Yet the death of James and John was not the same as that of Jesus—no believer can die Jesus’ death as a vicarious sacrifice for the sins of the world (Mark 10:45) or experience the divine wrath as he did (15:34).
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