Matthew 20:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²² But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² But Jesus replied, You do not realize what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink and to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized ? They answered, We are able.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able.

Common English Bible

²² Jesus replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Can you drink from the cup that I’m about to drink from?” They said to him, “We can.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² But Jesus, responding, said: "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the chalice, from which I will drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can.

Matthew 20:22 Cross References

Psalm 75:3

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, And an haughty spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 51:17

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

Isaiah 51:22

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Jeremiah 49:12

For thus saith the LORD: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink.

Matthew 26:35

Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

Matthew 26:39

And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Matthew 26:42

Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Matthew 26:56

But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

Mark 14:36

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Luke 22:42

saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

John 18:11

Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Romans 8:26

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.