Verse 24

Then a dispute arose among them about who was considered to be the greatest.

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  • Luke 9:46 : 46 An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.
  • Mark 9:34 : 34 But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest.
  • Mark 10:37-41 : 37 They replied, 'Let one of us sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.' 38 Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' 39 'We can,' they answered. Jesus said to them, 'You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 'but to sit at my right or left is not mine to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.' 41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
  • Matt 20:20-24 : 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling before him and asking something from him. 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.' 22 Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' They said to him, 'We are able.' 23 He said to them, 'You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left hand is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.' 24 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
  • 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
  • Phil 2:3-5 : 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have the same mindset in yourselves that was also in Christ Jesus:
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.