37They 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.
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And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-45)Here is, I. Christ’s prediction of his own sufferings; this string he harped much upon, though in the ears of his disciples it sounded very harsh and unpleasing. 1. See here how bold he was; when they were going up to Jerusalem, Jesus went before them , as the captain of our salvation , that was now to be made perfect through sufferings , Mark 10:32. Thus he showed himself forward to go on with hi…
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