Bible Strands
Mark 10:37
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — James and John address Jesus directly after He asks what they desire. They make this request while anticipating His imminent establishment of earthly authority.
The words — The imperative δὸς (dos) literally commands "grant" or "give," while ἵνα (ina) introduces the purpose clause "that." These terms frame the petition as a direct demand for future positional honor.
The thread — The imagery of sitting at the right hand echoes the royal promise of Psalm 110:1 and anticipates Jesus’ own enthronement recorded in Mark 16:19. Matthew 19:28 later confirms the disciples’ expectation of shared judicial authority in the renewed age.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus immediately rejecting the premise of the request by pointing to the suffering cup He must drink. Readers must confront whether they desire the crown before accepting the cost of the cross.
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The Greek words
King James Version
They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
Cross-references
- Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- 1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- 1 Peter 1:11 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- Psalms 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”