Marco 10:39

39 E Gesù disse loro: Voi certo berrete il calice che io berrò, e sarete battezzati del battesimo del quale io sarò battezzato;

Marco 10:39 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:39

And they said unto him we can
That is, drink of Christ's cup and be baptized with his baptism which is another instance of their ignorance; for as they knew not the glorious state of things and the nature of it they desired places in so they were unacquainted with themselves; they were ignorant of their own weakness as well as of the greatness of the sufferings Christ should endure or even they should be called unto: had they had a just notion of either, they would not have expressed themselves in this manner without any mention of the grace of God or any dependence on the strength of Christ; (See Gill on Matthew 20:22).

And Jesus said unto them, ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I
drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be
baptized;
meaning, not that they should undergo the same sufferings he did and much less for the same end and purpose: he trod the winepress alone and bore the whole punishment due to the sins of his people himself; and of them there were none with him to take a part: but that they should endure sufferings in some sort like to his for his sake as they both afterwards did; (See Gill on Matthew 20:23).

Marco 10:39 In-Context

37 Ed essi gli dissero: Concedici che nella tua gloria, noi sediamo, l’uno alla tua destra, l’altro alla tua sinistra.

38 E Gesù disse loro: Voi non sapete ciò che vi chieggiate; potete voi bere il calice il quale io berrò, ed esser battezzati del battesimo del quale io sarò battezzato? Ed essi gli dissero: Sì, lo possiamo.

39 E Gesù disse loro: Voi certo berrete il calice che io berrò, e sarete battezzati del battesimo del quale io sarò battezzato;

40 ma, quant’è al sedermi a destra ed a sinistra, non istà a me il darlo; ma sarà dato a coloro a cui è preparato.

41 E gli altri dieci, udito ciò, presero ad indegnarsi di Giacomo e di Giovanni.