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Berean Standard Bible

““You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?””

Mark 10:38

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James and John have asked Jesus for the places of honor at his right and left in his glory. They do not yet understand the road he is walking.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

World English Bible (WEB)

But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and Jesus said to them, 'You have not known what you ask; are you able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with -- to be baptized?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Jesús les dijo: No sabéis lo que pedís. ¿Podéis beber del vaso que yo bebo, ó ser bautizados del bautismo de que yo soy bautizado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡No saben lo que están pidiendo! ¿Serán ustedes capaces de beber de la copa que tengo que beber?, ¿y bautizarse con el bautismo con que tengo que ser bautizado?

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