Matthew 20:24

Now when the ten heard it they were indignant at the two brothers.

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

In Context

23And He says to them: “You will indeed drink my cup, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized with, but to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give; rather it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

25But summoning them Jesus said: “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great exercise authority over them;

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Cross References

Mark 10:41Well when the ten heard it they began to be indignant with James and John.

1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy; love does not brag, is not proud,

James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth—

1 Peter 5:5Similarly, you younger ones, submit to elders. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, submitting to one another, because ‘God resists proud ones, but gives grace to humble ones.’

Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:21-29

Ambition Corrected. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23… Read the whole commentary →

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