Matthew 18:1
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
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In Context
2And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:19Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.
Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?
Mark 10:35And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?
Luke 22:24And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
Philippians 2:3Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:1
The gospels are, in short, a record of what Jesus began both to do and to teach. In the foregoing chapter, we had an account of his doings, in this, of his teachings; probably, not all at the same time, in a continued discourse, but at several times, upon divers occasions, here put together, as near akin. We have here, I. Instructions concerning humility, ver. 1-6 . II. Concerning offences in general ( ver. 7 ), particularly offences given, 1. By us to ourselves, ver. 8, 9 . 2. By us to others, ver. 10-14 . 3. By… Read the whole commentary →