Matthew 20:22
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 20
“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.”Matthew 20:22
What Does Matthew 20:22 Mean?
Matthew 20:22 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 20, verse 22 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 20:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 22:42“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”Romans 8:26“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”Matthew 26:42“He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.”John 18:11“Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?”Matthew 26:39“And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”Mark 14:36“And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.”Luke 14:28“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish 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 trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:”Mark 10:38“But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”Jeremiah 49:12“For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.”Luke 12:50“But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!”James 4:3“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”Psalms 75:3“The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.”Proverbs 16:18“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”Jeremiah 25:15“For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.”Matthew 26:56“But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.”Luke 22:33“And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.”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 dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.”Matthew 26:35“Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.”1 Corinthians 15:29“Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?”
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