Luke 9:46
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
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
- Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
- KJV
- Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
- WEB
- An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.
- ASV
- And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.
- DARBY
- And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
- BLB
- And a reasoning entered among them, who might be the greater of them.
- ÅB
- Men det kom en tanke opp i dem om hvem som vel var den største av dem.
- OTB
- En strid oppstod blant disiplene om hvem av dem som ville være den største.
- B1930
- Men det kom en tanke op i dem om hvem som vel var den største av dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:1–5
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Read in contextMatthew 20:20–22
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Read in contextMark 9:33–37
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Read in context3 John 1:9
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Read in contextMatthew 23:6–7
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Read in contextLuke 14:7–11
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
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