Matthew 20:24

When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

25But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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Cross References

Mark 10:41When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards Jacob and John.

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

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

1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, towards one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

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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