34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
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Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. …
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 30-40)Here, I. Christ foretels his own approaching sufferings. He passed through Galilee with more expedition than usual, and would not that any man should know of it (Mark 9:30); because he had done many mighty and good works among them in vain, they shall not be invited to see them and have the benefit of them, as they have been. The time of his sufferings drew nigh, and therefore he was willing to be…
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