Marco 10:39

39 E Gesù disse loro: Voi certo berrete il calice ch’io bevo e sarete battezzati del battesimo del quale io sono 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 Essi gli dissero: Concedici di sedere uno alla tua destra e l’altro alla tua sinistra nella tua gloria. Ma Gesù disse loro:

38 Voi non sapete quel che chiedete. Potete voi bere il calice ch’io bevo, o esser battezzati del battesimo del quale io son battezzato? Essi gli dissero: Sì, lo possiamo.

39 E Gesù disse loro: Voi certo berrete il calice ch’io bevo e sarete battezzati del battesimo del quale io sono battezzato;

40 ma quant’è al sedermi a destra o a sinistra, non sta a me il darlo, ma è per quelli cui è stato preparato.

41 E i dieci, udito ciò, presero a indignarsi di Giacomo e di Giovanni.