Marco 10:40

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.

Marco 10:40 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:40

But to sit on my right hand and on my left, is mine to
give
There being no such places in his kingdom in the sense they petitioned; and as for the glories of the heavenly state or eternal life, the gift of these was not to be settled now it being done already: and though he had a power to give yet only to them who were given him of his Father and who were ordained to such happiness as it follows:

but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared;
that is, of his Father as is expressed in ( Matthew 20:23 ) which is not to be understood as excluding these two persons but as including all others with them for whom the kingdom was prepared before the foundation of the world: the Ethiopic version therefore wrongly renders the words "but to sit on my right hand and on my left, I do not give to you, it is prepared for other": the Jew ^F7 very badly concludes from hence against the deity of Christ and his unity with the Father he not having power to do this; whereas Christ does not say he had no power to give this honour, but only describes the persons to whom he should give it; and these being persons for whom it, is prepared by his Father instead of destroying, proves their unity.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 R. Isaac, Chizzuk Emuna, par. 2. c. 20. p. 409.

Marco 10:40 In-Context

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.

42 Ma Gesù, chiamatili a sè, disse loro: Voi sapete che coloro che si reputano principi delle genti le signoreggiano, e che i lor grandi usano podestà sopra esse.