Ye know not: Mark 10:38; Romans 8:26; James 4:3
the cup: Matthew 26:39, Matthew 26:42; Psalms 75:3; Jeremiah 25:15-38; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11
baptized with the: Mark 10:39; Luke 12:50
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Matthew 20:22
Matthew 20:22
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