Mark 10:40

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."

Parallel Translations

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.”

King James Version (1611)
But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to giue, but it shall be giuen to them for whom it is prepared.

King James Version
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.

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."

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."

New Century Version
But I cannot choose who will sit at my right or my left; those places belong to those for whom they have 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]."

New American Standard Bible (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."

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."

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."

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

Complete Jewish Bible
But to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

Darby Translation
but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it is prepared.

Easy-to-Read Version
But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he chooses."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But to sit at my right hand, and at my left, is not mine to giue, but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared.

George Lamsa Translation
But to sit at my right and at my left, that is not mine to give; except to those for whom it is prepared.

Lexham English Bible
but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared."

Literal Translation
But to sit off My right and off My left is not Mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.

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.

Bible in Basic English
But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

Hebrew Names Version
but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared."

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."

Etheridge Translation
but that you sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except for those for whom it is prepared.

Murdock Translation
But that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine o give, except to those for whom it is prepared.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But to syt on my ryght hande, and on my left hande, is not myne to geue, but vnto 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.

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."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But to sit on my right-hand and on my left, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared.

Weymouth's 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."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf is not myn to yyue to you, but to whiche it is maad redi.

Update Bible Version
but to sit at my right hand or at [my] left hand is not mine to give; but [it is for them] 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.

New English Translation
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 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 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."

New Life Bible
But to sit on My right side or on My left side is not for Me to give. It will be given to those for whom it has been made ready."

New Revised Standard
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."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except unto them for whom it hath been prepared.

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.

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."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
but to sit on my right honde and on my lyfte honde ys not myne to geve but to them for whom it is 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.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles to syt at my right hande and at my left, is not myne to geue you, but vnto them for whom it is prepared.

Mace New Testament (1729)
or on my left, is not in my power to grant, except to those for whom it was designed.

Simplified Cowboy Version
but it ain't for me to decide who rides to my left and my right. These spots are reserved for who my Dad wants there."

Contextual Overview

³² Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him. ³³ "Listen," he told them, "we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life." ³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us." ³⁶ "What is it?" Jesus asked them. ³⁷ They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left." ³⁸ Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?" ³⁹ "We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized. ⁴⁰ 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." ⁴¹ When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 20:23, Matthew 25:34, John 17:2, John 17:24, Hebrews 11:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:32 - established by Acts 1:7 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But to sit on my right hand and on my left, is mine to give,.... There being no such places in his kingdom in the sense they petitioned; and as for the glories of the heavenly state or eternal life, the gift of these was not to be settled now it being done already: and though he had a power to give yet only to them who were given him of his Father and who were ordained to such happiness as it follows:

but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared; that is, of his Father as is expressed in Matthew 20:23 which is not to be understood as excluding these two persons but as including all others with them for whom the kingdom was prepared before the foundation of the world: the Ethiopic version therefore wrongly renders the words "but to sit on my right hand and on my left, I do not give to you, it is prepared for other": the Jew g very badly concludes from hence against the deity of Christ and his unity with the Father he not having power to do this; whereas Christ does not say he had no power to give this honour, but only describes the persons to whom he should give it; and these being persons for whom it, is prepared by his Father instead of destroying, proves their unity.

g R. Isaac, Chizzuk Emuna, par. 2. c. 20. p. 409.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:20-28.

Mark 10:35

And James and John ...came unto him - They did this through the instrumentality of their mother. They did not come in “person,” but they got their mother to make the request for them. Compare the notes at Matthew 20:20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 40. Is not mine to give — Matthew 20:23; Matthew 20:23.