In Mark 14:36, Jesus prays about the same cup — he submits to drink it, revealing the cost they unknowingly volunteered for.

Psalm 75:8 pictures a cup of wrath for the wicked — Jesus drinks that cup for others, fulfilling the OT image.

Isaiah 51:22 promises the cup of staggering is taken from God's people — Jesus drinks it instead, reversing the removal.

Jeremiah 25:15 commands giving the cup of wrath to nations — Jesus accepts that same cup for himself.

Matthew 20:21 contains the request that prompts Jesus’ response here—the disciples ask for thrones without grasping the cup of suffering.

Matthew 20:22 records Jesus’ identical question about drinking the cup—direct parallel to his response in Mark.

In Matthew 26:39, Jesus prays to let the cup pass — the same cup he asked if the disciples could drink.

Luke 12:50 speaks of Jesus' baptism he is distressed to undergo — the same baptism he asks if the disciples can share.

Luke 22:42 has Jesus asking to remove this cup — directly linking to the cup metaphor in Mark 10:38.

John 18:11 quotes Jesus saying he will drink the cup the Father gives — confirming the necessity of the baptism he mentions.

Acts 12:2 records James's martyrdom — the direct fulfillment of Jesus' prediction that James would drink the same cup of suffering.

James 4:3 shows asking wrongly for selfish gain — the disciples ask for honor but miss the suffering behind the cup.