Luke 22:24
And there was contention also among them, who among them would be greatest.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
In Context
23And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was, that would do this.
Cross References
Mark 9:34And they were silent; for by the way they had contended with one another, which should be the great among them.
Luke 9:46And the thought arose among them, which of them was to be the greatest.
1 Corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated;
James 4:5Or think ye, that the scripture hath vainly said: The spirit dwelling in us lusteth with envy?
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:22-39
The Disciples Admonished; Peter's Frailty Predicted. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that… Read the whole commentary →