Mark 10:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Mark 10:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 10:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 10:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Mark 10:40 — World English Bible

Mark 10:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Mark 10:40 — American Standard Version

Mark 10:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but--to those for whom it hath been prepared.'”

Mark 10:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 10:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Mark 10:40 — Darby Translation

Mark 10:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Mark 10:40 — Geneva Bible

Mark 10:40 in Context — Mark 10

38 Jésus leur répondit: Vous ne savez ce que vous demandez. Pouvez-vous boire la coupe que je dois boire, ou être baptisés du baptêmedont je dois être baptisé? Nous le pouvons, dirent-ils.

39 Et Jésus leur répondit: Il est vrai que vous boirez la coupe que je dois boire, et que vous serez baptisés du baptême dont je dois être baptisé;

40 mais pour ce qui est d’être assis à ma droite ou à ma gauche, cela ne dépend pas de moi, et ne sera donné qu’à ceux à qui cela est réservé.

41 Les dix, ayant entendu cela, commencèrent à s’indigner contre Jacques et Jean.

42 Jésus les appela, et leur dit: Vous savezque ceux qu’on regarde comme les chefs des nations les tyrannisent, et que les grands les dominent.

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What Does Mark 10:40 Mean?

Mark 10:40 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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