Matthew 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.””
Matthew 20:21 — World English Bible
Matthew 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Matthew 20:21 — American Standard Version
Matthew 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he said to her, `What wilt thou?' She saith to him, `Say, that they may sit--these my two sons--one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'”
Matthew 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak [the word] that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom. ”
Matthew 20:21 — Darby Translation
Matthew 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said vnto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Graunt that these my two sonnes may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdome.”
Matthew 20:21 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 20:21 in Context — Matthew 20
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
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.
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.
23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
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