Mark 10:40

WEB

⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

KJV

⁴⁰ 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.

BSB

⁴⁰But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom ^[+] they have been prepared.”

FBV

⁴⁰“But it's not for me to grant who should sit on my right or on my left. These places are reserved for those for whom they have been prepared.”

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Extra References

Matthew 20:23

²³He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

John 17:24

²⁴Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Matthew 25:34

³⁴Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Hebrews 11:16

¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

John 17:2

²even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.