Mark 10:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus told them, “You don't really know what you're asking! Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink from or be baptized as I must be baptized?”

Cross References

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.

John 18:11

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

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.

Psalm 75:8

You hold in your hand a cup filled with wine, strong and foaming. You will pour out some for every sinful person on this earth, and they will have to drink until it is gone.

James 4:3

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

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.

Luke 22:42

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

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 making me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want.”

Jeremiah 45:5

I am bringing disaster everywhere, so don't even think about making any big plans for yourself. However, I promise that wherever you go, I will at least protect you from death. I, the LORD, have spoken.

1 Kings 2:22

Solomon said: What? Let my elder brother marry Abishag? You may as well ask me to let him rule the kingdom! And why don't you ask such favours for Abiathar and Joab?

Jeremiah 25:15

The LORD God of Israel showed me a vision in which he said, “Jeremiah, here is a cup filled with the wine of my anger. Take it and make every nation drink some.

Matthew 3:6

They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.