Matthew 18:1
AT that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is indeed the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus calling a little boy, set him in the midst of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:19Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, he shall be accounted the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall practise, and teach them, he shall be reckoned great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, with her sons, paying him obeisance, and petitioning a favour of him.
Mark 9:33And he came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he asked them, What was the subject of your dispute among yourselves on the road?
Mark 10:35And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, saying, Master, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we request.
Luke 22:24Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest.
Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves.
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 →