Matthew 20:24

And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at the two brethren:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

25but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon them:

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Cross References

Mark 10:41And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at James and John.

1 Corinthians 13:4Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up,

James 3:14but if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth;

1 Peter 5:5Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder; and all of you behaving with due submission one to another, be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, but sheweth favor 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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