Verse 24

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 9:46 : 46 And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?
• Mark 9:34 : 34 and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;
• Mark 10:37-41 : 37 and they said to him, `Grant to us that, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, we may sit in thy glory;' 38 and Jesus said to them, `Ye have not known what ye ask; are ye able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with -- to be baptized?' 39 And they said to him, `We are able;' and Jesus said to them, `Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized; 40 but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.' 41 And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,
• Matt 20:20-24 : 20 Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him, 21 and he said to her, `What wilt thou?' She saith to him, `Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.' 22 And Jesus answering said, `Ye have not known what ye ask for yourselves; are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?' They say to him, `We are able.' 23 And he saith to them, `Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.' 24 And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,
• Rom 12:10 : 10 in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;
• 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,
• Phil 2:3-5 : 3 nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves -- 4 each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. 5 For, let this mind be in you that `is' also in Christ Jesus,
• Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,' 6 and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'
• 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; 6 be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,