es , ▁be ▁condem ned ▁to ▁death , ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Gent iles , ▁mock ed , ▁sc our ged , ▁killed , ▁and ▁rise ▁within ▁three ▁days . ▁ ▁Christians ▁argue ▁that ▁these ▁are ▁cases ▁of ▁genu ine ▁and ▁ful filled ▁prop he cy ▁and ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁see ▁Sem it ic ▁features ▁and ▁tradition ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁third ▁prop he cy , ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Mark ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁brothers ▁James ▁and ▁John ▁ask ▁Jesus ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁hand ▁men , ▁but ▁Jesus ▁asks ▁if ▁they ▁can ▁drink ▁from ▁the ▁" cup " ▁he ▁must ▁drink ▁from . ▁They ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁do ▁this . ▁Jesus ▁confir ms ▁this , ▁but ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁places ▁at ▁his ▁right ▁and ▁left ▁hand ▁are ▁reserved ▁for ▁others . ▁Many ▁Christian ▁see ▁this ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁crim inals ▁at ▁Jesus ' ▁cru c if ix ion , ▁thus ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁The ▁" cup " ▁is ▁sometimes ▁interpreted ▁as ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁prayer ▁at ▁G eth sem ane ▁" Let ▁this ▁cup ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁me !" ▁ ▁Lit urg ical ▁use ▁ ▁Holy ▁Week ▁Most ▁Christian ▁denomin ations ▁will ▁read ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁narr atives ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁during ▁Holy ▁Week , ▁especially ▁on ▁Good ▁Friday . ▁In ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁a ▁large ▁cross ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁cru c ified ▁Christ ▁is ▁brought ▁out