KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
WEB World English Bible
He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he said to her, ‘What wilt thou?’ She saith to him, ‘Say, that they may sit—these my two sons—one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 20
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify [him]: and the third day he shall rise again.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.
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.
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.
23 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.
24 And when the ten heard [it], they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῇ·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?θέλεις;G2309 · thelōto will/desireλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heεἰπὲG2036 · eiponto sayἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαθίσωσινG2523 · kathizōto seatοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδύοG1417 · duotwoυἱοίG5207 · uhiossonμουG3165 · memeεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐκG1537 · ekout fromδεξιῶνG1188 · dexiosrightσουG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐξG1537 · ekout fromεὐωνύμωνG2176 · euōnumosleft/southσουG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλείᾳG932 · basileiakingdomσου.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Matthew 19:28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.Mark 10:36-37And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?Esther 5:3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.1 Kings 3:5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.Matthew 18:1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?Acts 1:6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?Mark 6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give [it] thee.Matthew 20:32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?Romans 12:10[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;Colossians 3:1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Philemon 1:2-3And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:Luke 22:24And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.Mark 10:51And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.Luke 17:20-21And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:Psalm 45:9Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.Luke 19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
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