Matthew 20:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 20:17

15 ^aIs it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or ^bis your eye evil because I am good?’

16 ^aSo the last will be first, and the first last. ^bFor many are called, but few chosen.”

Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection

17 ^aNow Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them,

18 ^a“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,

19 ^aand deliver Him to the Gentiles to ^bmock and to ^cscourge and to ^dcrucify. And the third day He will ^erise again.”

Greatness Is Serving

20 ^aThen the mother of ^bZebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.

21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine ^amay sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”

22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink ^athe cup that I am about to drink,¹ and be baptized with ^bthe baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.”

23 So He said to them, ^a“You will indeed drink My cup,¹ 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 is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.”

24 ^aAnd when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 20:17

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American Standard Version
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them,

Amplified® Bible
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside along the way and said to them,

Contemporary English Version
As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he took his twelve disciples aside and told them in private:

Darby English Version
And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples with [him] apart in the way, and said to them,

Good News Bible
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and spoke to them privately, as they walked along.

International Standard Version
When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them on the way,

King James Version
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

New American Standard Bible
As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve {disciples} aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

New International Version
Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them,

New King James Version
Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As Jesus prepared to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,

New English Translation
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,¹ he took the twelve² aside privately and said to them on the way,

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