Matthew 18:1
In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:19Therefore whoever shall break one of these small commands and shall so inculcate on the children of men, shall be called little in the kingdom of heaven: but every one that shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:20Then came, to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him.
Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum. And when they entered the house, he asked them: What disputed ye among yourselves by the way?
Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said to him: Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us all that we ask.
Luke 22:24And there was contention also among them, who among them would be greatest.
Philippians 2:3And do nothing in strife, or in vain glory; but, with lowliness of mind, let each esteem his neighbor as 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 →