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Matthew 20:23

In Matthew 20 of Matthew.

And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before but: βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε, τὸ. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Mine” (μου.) after Father here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

λέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΤὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenindeedμένconjunction — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.indeedποτήριόνpotērioncupποτήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “cup”, the object formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.cupμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myπίεσθεpiestheto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to drink”, an action still aheadG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καθίσαιkathisaito seatκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to seat”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.ἐκekonἐκpreposition — “on”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.onδεξιῶνdexiōnrightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “right”, the of-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.εὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnleftεὐώνυμος (euōnumos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “left”, the of-formG2176(lit: well-named, to avoid the evil omen attaching to the left), on the left-hand side, left.This verse uses “left”.leftοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐμὸνemonmyἐμός (emós)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “my”, the subject formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).mineδοῦναιdounaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.to giveἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butοἷςhoisit shall be given to them for whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “it shall be given to them for whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.it shall be given to them for whomἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiit is preparedἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is prepared”, a completed action with a present resultG2090I make ready, prepare.it is preparedὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.βάπτισμαbaptismawith the baptismβάπτισμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “with the baptism”, the object formG908the rite or ceremony of baptism.ὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.βαπτίζομαιbaptizomaiam baptized withβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person singular — “am baptized with”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.βαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheto baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “to baptize”, an action still aheadG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he saith to them, 'Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but — to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith to them, 'Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but — to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

[And] he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on [my] left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Douay-Rheims

He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.

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