Matthew 18:1
At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:19'Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands — the least — and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach [them], he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
Matthew 20:20Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,
Mark 9:33And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he was questioning them, 'What were ye reasoning in the way among yourselves?'
Mark 10:35And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, 'Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;'
Luke 22:24And there happened also a strife among them — who of them is accounted to be greater.
Philippians 2:3nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than 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 →