²³ He said to them, ^(A)“You will drink ^(B)my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, ^(C)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(D)prepared by my Father.”

Vision of the Son of Man

⁹ I, John, your brother and ^(A)partner in ^(B)the tribulation and ^(C)the kingdom and ^(D)the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos ^(E)on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

² He killed ^(A)James the brother of John ^(B)with the sword,

⁴⁰ but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, ^(A)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(B)prepared.”

³⁴ Then ^(A)the King will say to ^(B)those on his right, ‘Come, you ^(C)who are blessed by my Father, ^(D)inherit ^(E)the kingdom ^(F)prepared for you ^(G)from the foundation of the world.

¹¹ The saying is ^(A)trustworthy, for:

⁹ But, as it is written,

¹⁷ and if children, then ^(A)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(B)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed ^(A)to be called their God, for ^(B)he has prepared for them a city.