Matthew 20:22

Updated: June 3, 2025
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But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”
World English Bible (WEB)
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KJV with Strongs
(22) But Yeshua replied saying, "You don't know what you ask for. Can you drink the cup that I'm about to drink?" They said to Him, "We're able!'
The F.O.G
Jesus responded to the brothers directly: "You don't understand what you're asking. Can you drink the cup of suffering I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered, not grasping its full meaning."We can," they answered, not grasping its full meaning.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
And Jesus answering said, ‘Ye have not known what ye ask for yourselves; are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?’ They say to him, ‘We are able.’
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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