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

22and the Son of man indeed goes as it is determined, but woe unto that man by whom he is delivered up. 23And they began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this. And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be [the] greatest. 25And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors. 26But ye [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

Luke 22:24 word by word

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

• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• greatestμέγαςmegas · greatG3173

Cross-references for Luke 22:24

• Luke 9:46And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
• Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him.
• Mark 9:34And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who [was] greatest.
• Mark 10:37And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
• Romans 12:10as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous [of others]; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
• Philippians 2:3[let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;
• James 4:5Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.

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
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• 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