Matthew 18:1
In that hour came, the disciples unto Jesus, saying—Who then is, greatest, in the kingdom of the heavens?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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In Context
2And, calling near a child, he set it in the midst of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:19Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so, shall be called, least, in the kingdom of the heavens; but, whosoever shall do and teach, the same, shall be called, great, in the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 20:20Then came unto him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something from him.
Mark 9:33And they came into Capernaum. And, happening to be, in the house, he was questioning them—What, in the way, were ye discussing?
Mark 10:35And there come near unto him, James and John, the [two] sons of Zebedee,—saying unto him—Teacher! we desire, that, whatsoever we shall ask thee, thou wilt do for us.
Luke 22:24And it came to pass that there was, a rivalry also, among them, as to which of them seemed to be greater [than the rest].
Philippians 2:3Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory,—but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, 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 →