Matthew 20:23

20:23 He told them, “You will drink my cup, ¹  but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Matthew 25:34

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

John 17:2

17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, ²  so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. ³ 

John 17:24

17:24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, ⁴  so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world ⁵ .

Hebrews 11:16

11:16 But as it is, ⁶  they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

[20:23]  ¹ tc See the tc note on “about to drink” in v. 22.

[17:2]  ² tn Or “all people”; Grk “all flesh.”

[17:2]  ³ tn Grk “so that to everyone whom you have given to him, he may give to them eternal life.”

[17:24]  ⁴ tn Grk “the ones you have given me, I want these to be where I am with me.”

[17:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “before the foundation of the world.”

[11:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “now.”