Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Bible References

General references

Luke 9:46
There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
Matthew 20:20
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
Mark 9:34
But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.
Mark 10:37
They said to him, "Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory."
Romans 12:10
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; outdo one another in showing honor;
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud,
Philippians 2:3
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
James 4:5
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit which he made to dwell in us yearns jealously"?
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, towards one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."