"But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but {it shall be given to them} for whom it is prep…" — Mark 10:40

Mark 10:40 · KJV

“But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but {it shall be given to them} for whom it is prepared.”

— Mark 10:40

Verse 39

And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

Verse 41

And when the ten heard {it}, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

Mark 10 — Context

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but {it shall be given to them} for whom it is prepared.

And when the ten heard {it}, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

But Jesus called them {to him}, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. {are...: or, think good}

Cross References

Matthew 20:23

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.

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

John 17:24

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

John 17:2

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Hebrews 11:16

But now they desire a better {country}, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.