Matthew 20:22

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus answered, “Not one of you knows what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink from?” James and John said, “Yes, we are!”

Cross References

Luke 22:42

“Father, if you will, please don't make me suffer by drinking from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”

Matthew 26:42

Again Jesus went to pray and said, “My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want.”

John 18:11

Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword away. I must drink from the cup that the Father has given me.”

Matthew 26:39

Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, don't make me suffer by drinking from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”

Romans 8:26

In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.

Isaiah 51:22

to the Lord your God, who defends you and says, “I have taken from your hands the cup filled with my anger that made you drunk. You will never be forced to drink it again.

James 4:3

Yet even when you do pray, your prayers are not answered, because you pray just for selfish reasons.

Luke 12:50

I am going to be put to a hard test. And I will have to suffer a lot of pain until it is over.

Jeremiah 49:12

Even those nations that don't deserve to be punished will have to drink from the cup of my anger. So how can you possibly hope to escape?

Matthew 26:56

But all this happened, so that what the prophets wrote would come true.” All Jesus' disciples left him and ran away.

Proverbs 16:18

Too much pride will destroy you.

Psalm 75:3

The earth trembles, and its people shake; you alone keep its foundations firm.

Matthew 26:35

But Peter said, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never say I don't know you.” All the others said the same thing.

Isaiah 51:17

Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up! You've drunk too much from the cup filled with the Lord's anger. You have swallowed every drop, and you can't walk straight.