Matthew 20:22
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ποτήριον
cup
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ποτήριον
Cup, drinking vessel. Poterion. This cup is the new covenant in My blood. The cup that Jesus drank is the cup that became our salvation. Drink in remembrance of Him.
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ὅς
what
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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δύναμαι
Are you able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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λέγω
They say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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πίνω
to drink
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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