Luke 22:24

Luke 22:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
• New International Version (NIV)A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.

Context of Luke 22:24

22For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” 23So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do it. Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest. 25But he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them have themselves called ‘Benefactors.’ 26It is not to be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you should become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

Luke 22:24 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ φιλονεικία ἐν αὐτοῖς, τὸ τίς αὐτῶν δοκεῖ εἶναι μείζων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• a strifeφιλονεικίαphiloneikia · love of disputeG5379
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whichτίςtis · which?G5101
• should beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• accountedδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• the greatestμέγαςmegas · greatG3173

Cross-references for Luke 22:24

• Luke 9:46An argument started among them about who was the greatest of them.
• Matthew 20:20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached him with her sons. She knelt down to ask him for something.
• Mark 9:34But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.
• Mark 10:37They answered him, “Allow us to sit at your right and at your left in your glory.”
• Romans 12:10Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant,
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
• James 4:5Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Commentaries on Luke 22:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24There was also a strife among them - There are two different instances of this sort of contention or strife mentioned by the evangelists, each of which was accompanied with very different circumstances; one by Matthew, in Matthew 18:1, etc., by Mark, Mark 9:33, etc.; and by Luke, in Luke 9:46, etc. That contention cannot have been the same with this which is mentioned here. The other, related in Matthew 20:20, etc., and Mark 10:35, etc., must be what Luke…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24A strife - A contention or debate. Which of them should be the greatest - The apostles, in common with the Jews generally, had supposed that the Messiah would come as a temporal prince, and in the manner of other princes of the earth - of course, that he would have officers of his government, ministers of state, etc. Their contention was founded on this expectation, and they were disputing which of them should be raised to the highest office. They had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-38Verses 21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24which of them should be considered the greatest: See also Mark 9:33–37 and 10:35–45.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3024-30. there was--or "had been," referring probably to some symptoms of the former strife which had reappeared, perhaps on seeing the whole paschal arrangements committed to two of the Twelve. (See on Mr 10:42-45.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:24

• Ambition
• Church
• Humility
• Minister, Christian
• Strife

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Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings