Luke 22:24
22 Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”
23 Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
25 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
26 But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
- KJV
- And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
- WEB
- A dispute also arose among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.
- ASV
- And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest.
- DARBY
- And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be [the] greatest.
- BLB
- And there was also a dispute among them [as to] which of them is thought to be the greatest.
- ÅB
- Det ble også en trette mellom dem om hvem av dem skulle gjelde for å være størst.
- OTB
- En strid oppstod også blant dem om hvem av dem som ble ansett som den største.
- B1930
- Det blev også en trette mellem dem om hvem av dem skulde gjelde for å være størst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 9:46
Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
Read in contextMark 9:34
But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
Read in contextMatthew 20:20–24
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
Read in contextMark 10:37–41
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3–5
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Read in context1 Peter 5:5–6
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Read in contextRomans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
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