Markus 10:39

39 En zij zeiden tot Hem: Wij kunnen. Doch Jezus zeide tot hen: Den drinkbeker, dien Ik drink, zult gij wel drinken, en met den doop gedoopt worden, daar Ik mede gedoopt word;

Markus 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).

Markus 10:39 In-Context

37 En zij zeiden tot Hem: Geef ons, dat wij mogen zitten, de een aan Uw rechter hand, en de ander aan Uw linker hand in Uw heerlijkheid.

38 Maar Jezus zeide tot hen: Gij weet niet, wat gij begeert. Kunt gij den drinkbeker drinken, dien Ik drink, en met den doop gedoopt worden, daar Ik mede gedoopt word?

39 En zij zeiden tot Hem: Wij kunnen. Doch Jezus zeide tot hen: Den drinkbeker, dien Ik drink, zult gij wel drinken, en met den doop gedoopt worden, daar Ik mede gedoopt word;

40 Maar het zitten tot Mijn rechter hand en tot Mijn linker hand staat bij Mij niet te geven; maar het zal gegeven worden dien het bereid is.

41 En als de andere tien dit hoorden, begonnen zij het van Jakobus en Johannes zeer kwalijk te nemen.