Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 20:20-28
20ThenΤότεToteG5119theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384of Zebedee’sΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199τῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334toαὐτῷautōG846JesuswithμετὰmetaG3326herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207andknelt downπροσκυνοῦσαproskunousaG4352καὶkaiG2532to make a requestαἰτοῦσά τιaitousa tiG154G5100ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
21“WhatτίtiG5101do you wantθέλεις;theleisG2309δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588?”He inquiredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῇ·autēaG846.She answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004G846, “DeclareεἰπὲeipeG2036thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932oneεἷςheisG1520of theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778twoδύοduoG1417τῇtēaG3588sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of mineG1473may sitκαθίσωσινkathisōsinG2523atἐκekG1537YourσουsouG4771right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherεἷςheisG1520atἐξexG1537Yourσου.¶souG4771leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176.”
22“You do not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492whatτίtiG5101you are askingαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036. “Can youδύνασθεdunastheG1410drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221ὃhoG3739IἐγὼegōG1473am goingμέλλωmellōG3195to drinkπίνεινpineinG4095?” “We canδυνάμεθα.¶dunamethaG1410,” the brothersansweredλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004G846.
23“You will indeed drinkμὲν πίεσθεmen piestheG3303G4095MyG1473τὸtoG3588cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221,” JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “ButδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523atἐκekG1537MyG1473rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188orκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176τοῦτοtoutoG3778isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756MineG1699to grantδοῦναι,dounaiG1325. These seats belongἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to those for whomοἷςhoisG3739ὑπὸhupoG5259MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962has prepared themἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090.”
25ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called them asideπροσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςproskalesamenos autousG4341G846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lord it overκατακυριεύουσινkatakurieuousinG2634themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theirοἱhoiG3588superiorsμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173exercise authority overκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.
26It shall not beοὐχ ἔσταιouch estaiG3756G1510this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771must beἔσταιestaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,
28just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeοὐκ ἦλθενouk ēlthenG3756G2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,butἀλλὰallaG235to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,andκαὶkaiG2532to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590asa ransomλύτρονlutronG3083forἀντὶantiG473manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”
Commentaries on Matthew 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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