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Luke 22:24
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records a dispute among the disciples during the Passover meal, occurring immediately after they question which of them will betray Jesus. The words — The Greek noun φιλονεικία (philoneikia) literally means a dispute or rivalry over precedence. The verb ἐγένετο (egeneto) simply states that this rivalry came into being among them. The thread — This conflict over status appears in Luke 9:46 and Mark 9:34, while Matthew 20:20 records a related request from the mother of Zebedee’s sons. Why it lands — The text plainly records the disciples' ambition for rank, which frames Jesus' immediate instruction that leadership must be measured by service rather than authority.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Cross-references
- Luke 9:46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
- Mark 9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
- Matthew 20:20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
- Mark 10:37 They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
- Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- 1 Peter 5:5 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.”
- James 4:5 Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?