Matthew 20:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ Jesus said, “What do you want?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And He asked her, What do you wish? She answered Him, Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right hand and one at Your left in Your kingdom.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.

Common English Bible

²¹ “What do you want?” he asked. She responded, “Say that these two sons of mine will sit, one on your right hand and one on your left, in your kingdom.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Declare that these, my two sons, may sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom."

Matthew 20:21 Cross References

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk with him. King Solomon saw her and he stood to meet her. Then he bowed down to her and sat on the throne. He told some servants to bring another throne for his mother. Then she sat down at his right side.

1 Kings 3:5

While Solomon was at Gibeon, the Lord came to him during the night in a dream. God said, “Ask for anything you want. I will give it to you.”

Esther 5:3

Then the king asked, “What is bothering you Queen Esther? What do you want to ask me? I will give you anything you ask for, even half my kingdom.”

Psalm 110:1

The Lord said to my master,\par “Sit by me at my right side,\par while I put your enemies\par under your control. {\cf2\super [572]} ”\par

Psalm 45:9

The bridesmaids are the daughters of kings.\par Your bride {\cf2\super [276]} stands at your right side,\par wearing a crown of pure gold.\par

Jeremiah 45:5

Baruch, you are looking for great things for yourself. But don’t look for those things. Don’t look for them, because I will make terrible things happen to all the people.’ The Lord said these things. ‘You will have to go many places. But I will let you escape alive wherever you go.’”

Matthew 18:1

At that time the followers came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to the followers, “I tell you the truth. When the new world is made, the Son of Man {\cf2\super [270]} will sit on his great throne. And all of you that followed me will also sit on thrones. You will sit on twelve thrones and you will judge the twelve family groups of Israel. {\cf2\super [271]}

Matthew 20:22

So Jesus said to the sons, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you accept the kind of suffering that I must have {\cf2\super [275]} ?”

Matthew 20:32

Jesus stopped and said to the blind men, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Mark 10:51

Jesus asked the man, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus said these things to the followers, he was carried up into heaven. There, Jesus sat at the right side of God.

Mark 6:22

The daughter of Herodias came to the party and danced. When she danced, Herod and the people eating with him were very pleased.

Luke 18:41

“What do you want me to do for you?”

Luke 19:11

Jesus traveled closer to Jerusalem. Some of the people thought that God’s kingdom would come soon.

Luke 22:24

Later the apostles {\cf2\super [353]} began to argue about which one of them was the most important.

John 15:7

“Continue in me and follow my teachings. If you do this, then you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.

Acts 1:6

The apostles {\cf2\super [4]} were all together. They asked Jesus, “Lord, is this the time for you to give the Jews their kingdom again?”

Romans 12:10

Love each other in a way that you feel close to each other like brothers and sisters. You should want to give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourself.

Romans 8:34

Who can say that God’s people are guilty? No one! Christ Jesus died \{for us\}, but that is not all. He was also raised from death. And now he is at God’s right side and is begging God for us.

Colossians 3:1

You were raised from death with Christ. So try to get the things in heaven. I mean the things where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.