Mark 10:40

Mark 10:40 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Mark 10:40

38Jesus said, “You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink the cup that I’m going to drink? Can you be baptized with the baptism that I’m going to receive?” 39“We can,” they told him. Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup that I’m going to drink. You will be baptized with the baptism that I’m going to receive. But I don’t have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. Those positions have already been prepared for certain people.” 41When the other ten apostles heard about it, they were irritated with James and John. 42Jesus called the apostles and said, “You know that the acknowledged rulers of nations have absolute power over people and their officials have absolute authority over people.

Mark 10:40 word by word

τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἢ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι ἀλλ᾽ οἷς ἡτοίμασται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• to sitκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• left handεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• mineἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• for whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it is preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090

Cross-references for Mark 10:40

• Matthew 20:23Jesus said to them, “You will drink my cup. But I don’t have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. My Father has already prepared these positions for certain people.”
• Matthew 25:34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
• John 17:2After all, you’ve given him authority over all humanity so that he can give eternal life to all those you gave to him.
• Hebrews 11:16Instead, these men were longing for a better country—a heavenly country. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God. He has prepared a city for them.

Commentaries on Mark 10:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Is not mine to give - See on Matthew 20:23; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-45Verses 35-45 See the notes at Matthew 20:20-28. Mark 10:35 And James and John … came unto him - They did this through the instrumentality of their mother. They did not come in “person,” but they got their mother to make the request for them. Compare the notes at Matthew 20:20.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-45Verses 32-45 Christ's going on with his undertaking for the salvation of mankind, was, is, and will be, the wonder of all his disciples. Worldly honour is a glittering thing, with which the eyes of Christ's own disciples have many times been dazzled. Our care must be, that we may have wisdom and grace to know how to suffer with him; and we may trust him to provide what the degrees of our glory shall be. Christ shows them that dominion was generally abused…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40Jesus did not grant their request. These places belong to those for whom God the Father has prepared them (see also 13:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand in not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared--"of My Father" (Mt 20:23). The supplement which our translators have inserted is approved by some good interpreters, and the proper sense of the word rendered "but" is certainly in favor of it. But besides that it makes the statement too elliptical--leaving too many words to be supplied--it seems to make our Lord repudiate the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 10

• 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