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Matthew 20
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matthew.20.mt20BaptismClause
[καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι]
TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
Does Jesus also mention being baptized with his baptism?
The shortest early form speaks only of the cup. A longer form adds Mark 10:38–39’s baptism image in both question and answer.
Why this default
The cup-only wording is default because it has strong early and diverse support. The baptism language closely matches Mark 10:38–39 and appears in several expanded forms.
Evidence
ExternalCup only: א, B, D, L, Z, Θ, 085 and broad early versions; cup plus baptism: C, E, K, W, Γ, Δ and the later Greek tradition.
InternalSynoptic harmonization explains the addition in both question and answer. The shorter Matthean form remains fully coherent without it.
Project defaultYou will indeed drink my cup
Project default · shorter early form
Witnessesτὸ ποτήριον ... πίεσθε · א, B, D, L, Z, Θ, 085AlternativeYou will drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized
Later harmonized form
Witnessesadds τὸ βάπτισμα ... βαπτισθήσεσθε · C, E, K, W, Γ, Δ, later traditionAlternativeYou will drink my cup [and share my baptism]
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WitnessesDisplay option · baptism image bracketedRecord integrity
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