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MATTHEW 20:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 20:22Matt 20:24
“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.”
He said to them: you will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father. The confirmation that James and John will drink the cup (James martyred in Acts 12:2; John exiled to Patmos in Revelation 1:9) paired with the withholding of the status-grant: the positions are the Father's to assign, not the Son's to grant on request. The preparation language communicates the sovereign arrangement of the kingdom's final structure.

Church Fathers on Matthew 20:23

The Lord having concluded by saying, 'And shall rise again the third day;' the woman thought that after His resurrection He should forthwith reign, and with womanish eagerness grasps at what is present, forgetful of the future.

Jerome · 4th century

This mother of the sons of Ze bede e is Salome, as her name is given by another Evangelist, [marg. note: Mark 15, 40; 16, 1] herself truly peaceful, and the mother of sons of peace. From this place we learn the eminent merit of this woman; not only had her sons left their father, but she had left her husband, and had followed Christ; for He could live without her, but she could not be saved without Christ.

Pseudo-Chrysostom · 5th century

e was dead, and that thus her sex helpless, her age advanced, she was following Christ’s steps; for faith never grows old, and religion feels never weary. Her maternal affection made her bold to ask, whence it is said, 'She worshipped Him, and desired a certain thing of Him;' i. e. she did Him reverence, requesting that what she should ask, should be granted her.

Bede · 8th century
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