SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:38
Entonces Jess les dijo: No sabis lo que pedís. ¿Podis beber el vaso que yo bebo, o ser bautizados del bautismo de que yo soy bautizado?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 38. But Jesus said unto them , etc..] Not by granting them what they desired, but by observing their ignorance to them; ye know not what ye ask : for sometimes good men are ignorant petitioners at the throne of grace; they are under the influence of their own spirits, and not the Spirit of God; they are prompted to ask things from a selfish principle, and not with a view to the glory of God, and their own spiritual welfare, and that of others: and indeed, the best of saints know not what they should pray for as they ought; and always stand in need of the help, assistance, and intercession of the Spirit of God; who is a Spirit of grace and supplication, and searches the deep things of God, and knows his mind and will, and what is suitable and convenient for his people; and whenever they pray without him, there is much darkness and ignorance in them, and in their petitions. In particular, these disciples knew not what they were asking for; they had no true notion of Christ's kingdom and glory, they were asking the chief places in; they were dreaming of worldly glory and grandeur, in which they imagined the kingdom of the Messiah would quickly appear: whereas his kingdom, in the present state of things, is not of this world, but of a spiritual nature; namely, the Gospel dispensation, which lies in the ministration of his word and ordinances, and in the distribution of his gifts and grace; and his kingdom and glory in the world to come, are things which eye has not seen, nor ear heard: they talked of things which would never be, either in Christ's kingdom, in earth or in heaven; fancying there would be posts of honour and profit, which some would be advanced to in it, signified by sitting at his right hand and left; whereas in the Gospel church state, the apostles, governors, and officers of the church were alike, and had no superiority over one another, but were all brethren, having one master, Christ; and the members of the churches are of the same body, and members one of another; and in the ultimate glory, there will be no degrees, but all the saints will share the same happiness: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? Which Christ speaks of in the present time, partly because his sorrows and sufferings were already begun: he had already been drinking of the cup of sorrows, being a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs, all his days; and he was wading in the waters of affliction, though as yet they were not come into his soul, and he as it were immersed in them; he was not yet baptized with the bloody baptism he came into this world for, and he was desirous of, ( Luke 12:50), and partly because of the certainty of these things, the cup was not to pass from him, and the baptism of his sufferings was to be surely accomplished; (see Gill on Matthew 20:22).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 32-45 - Christ's going on with his undertaking for the salvation of mankind was, is, and will be, the wonder of all his disciples. Worldly honou is a glittering thing, with which the eyes of Christ's own disciple have many times been dazzled. Our care must be, that we may have wisdo and grace to know how to suffer with him; and we may trust him to provide what the degrees of our glory shall be. Christ shows them tha dominion was generally abused in the world. If Jesus would gratify all our desires, it would soon appear that we desire fame or authority, an are unwilling to taste of his cup, or to have his baptism; and shoul often be ruined by having our prayers answered. But he loves us, an will only give his people what is good for them.
Greek Textus Receptus
ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ιησους 2424 N-NSM ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S αυτοις 846 P-DPM ουκ 3756 PRT-N οιδατε 1492 5758 V-RAI-2P τι 5101 I-ASN αιτεισθε 154 5731 V-PMI-2P δυνασθε 1410 5736 V-PNI-2P πιειν 4095 5629 V-2AAN το 3588 T-ASN ποτηριον 4221 N-ASN ο 3739 R-ASN εγω 1473 P-1NS πινω 4095 5719 V-PAI-1S και 2532 CONJ το 3588 T-ASN βαπτισμα 908 N-ASN ο 3739 R-ASN εγω 1473 P-1NS βαπτιζομαι 907 5743 V-PPI-1S βαπτισθηναι 907 5683 V-APN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
10:38 {Or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with} (e to baptisma ho egw baptizomai baptisqenai). Cognate accusative with both passive verbs. #Mt 20:22 has only the cup, but Mark has both the cup and the baptism, both referring to death. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane will refer to his death again as "the cup" (#Mr 14:36; Mt 26:39; Lu 22:42). He had already used baptism as a figure for his death (#Lu 12:50). Paul will use it several times (#1Co 15:29; Ro 6:3-6; Col 2:12).
