Mark 10:40 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.`

English ASV

but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.

English Amplified

But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to give; but [it will be given to those] for whom it is ordained and prepared.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to give; but [it will be given to those] for whom it is ordained and prepared.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But to sit at my right or left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it is prepared.

English EASY 2024

But I cannot promise that you will sit at my right side or at my left side. God has chosen the people who will sit there. He has prepared the places for those people.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he chooses."

but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

But I don't have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. Those positions have already been prepared for certain people."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for."

English KJV 1611

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

English LSB

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to grant. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or left hand. These places belong to those they are prepared for."

English NIV

but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared."

English NKJ 1982

but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.”

English NLT

but I have no right to say who will sit on the thrones next to mine. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

but to have you sit in the position of highest honor is not mine to decide. It is reserved for those especially prepared to have it.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

but I do not have the right to place you on thrones next to mine. Those appointments have already been made.“

English Tyndale 1537

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared.

Mark 10:40 — Compare Translations