Matthew 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Cross-references
In Matthew 25:34, the kingdom is prepared from the foundation of the world for the blessed — directly echoing the prepared positions in Matthew 20:23.
Mark 10:40 is the parallel account of this same saying, differing only in wording: 'but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.'
Acts 12:2 records James's martyrdom, fulfilling Jesus's word that he would drink the cup.
Romans 8:17 conditions glory on suffering with Christ, echoing the cup as a path to reward.
2 Timothy 2:11 promises living with Christ after dying with Him, directly echoing the cup and life.
2 Timothy 2:12 says enduring leads to reigning, matching the cup endurance and reward in the context.
Acts 1:7 echoes the same divine prerogative: the Father alone sets times and seats. Both limit human knowledge of His plans.
Philippians 3:10 expresses Paul's desire to share Christ's sufferings — the same 'cup' Jesus speaks of here. Participation in suffering.
2 Corinthians 1:7 ties sharing in Christ's sufferings to sharing in comfort, paralleling the cup and inheritance.
Colossians 1:24 links Paul's sufferings to filling up Christ's afflictions, paralleling participation in the cup.