Mark 10:40
New International Version
but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

New Living Translation
But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”

English Standard Version
but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

Berean Standard Bible
But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

Berean Literal Bible
but to sit at My right hand or at My left hand, is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it has been prepared."

King James Bible
But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

New King James Version
but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.”

New American Standard Bible
But to sit on My right or on My left is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

NASB 1995
“But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

NASB 1977
“But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

Legacy Standard Bible
But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

Amplified Bible
But to sit on My right or left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared [by My Father].”

Christian Standard Bible
But to sit at my right or left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”

American Standard Version
but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But for you to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared.”

Contemporary English Version
But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. This is for God to decide."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared.

English Revised Version
but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give: but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I don't have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. Those positions have already been prepared for certain people."

Good News Translation
But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them."

International Standard Version
But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right or my left. Those positions have already been prepared for others."

Literal Standard Version
but to sit on My right and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared.”

Majority Standard Bible
But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

New American Bible
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

NET Bible
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

New Revised Standard Version
but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

New Heart English Bible
but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared."

Webster's Bible Translation
But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

Weymouth New Testament
but as to sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give: it will be for those for whom it is reserved."

World English Bible
but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

Young's Literal Translation
but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.'

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Context
The Request of James and John
39“We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo. 40But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” 41When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.…

Cross References
Matthew 13:11
He replied, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Acts 1:7
Jesus replied, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.


Treasury of Scripture

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not my to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

Matthew 20:23
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.

Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

John 17:2,24
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him…

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Mark 10
1. Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;
13. blesses the children that are brought unto him;
17. resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;
23. tells his disciples of the danger of riches;
28. promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;
32. foretells his death and resurrection;
35. bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;
46. and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.














(40) But it shall be given to them.--Better, omitting the interpolated words, is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it has been prepared. Our Lord disclaims, not the power to give, but that of giving arbitrarily, otherwise than His Father willed.

Verse 40. - But to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. The Arians gathered from this that our Lord was not of one substance with the Father. But this arose from a misunderstanding of the words. For the antithesis is not here between Christ and the Father; but between James and John on the one side ambitiously seeking the pre-eminence, and those on the ether side to whom it ought of right to be given. St. Jerome wisely says, "Our Lord does not say, 'Ye shall not sit,' lest he should put to shame these two. Neither does he say, 'Ye shall sit,' lest the others should be envious. But by holding out the prize to all, he animates all to contend for it." Our Lord is also careful to point out that he who humbles himself shall be exalted. But Christ is the Giver, not indeed by way of favor to any one who asks, but according to the eternal and unalterable principles laid down by the Father. That Christ is the Giver is plain from St. Luke (Luke 22:29). "I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

to sit
καθίσαι (kathisai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

at
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

right
δεξιῶν (dexiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 1188: On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

[My] left
εὐωνύμων (euōnymōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 2176: From eu and onoma; properly, well-named, i.e. The left; neuter as adverbial, at the left hand.

is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

Mine
ἐμὸν (emon)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

to grant.
δοῦναι (dounai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

[These places belong] to those for whom
οἷς (hois)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

they have been prepared.”
ἡτοίμασται (hētoimastai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.


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