Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

New American Standard Bible

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

International Standard Version

Now an argument sprang up among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

A Conservative Version

And also a dispute develop among them, which of them is considered to be greater.

American Standard Version

And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest.

Amplified

Now a dispute also arose among them as to which of them was regarded to be the greatest.

An Understandable Version

Then a dispute arose among the apostles as to which one of them should be considered the greatest.

Anderson New Testament

And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest.

Bible in Basic English

And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

Common New Testament

A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be considered the greatest.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Now there had been a dispute among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Darby Translation

And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be the greatest.

Godbey New Testament

And there was a contention among them, which one of them seems to be the greater,

Goodspeed New Testament

A dispute also arose among them, as to which one of them ought to be considered the greatest.

John Wesley New Testament

There was also a contention among them, Which of them was greatest.

Julia Smith Translation

And a love of strife was in them, which of them thinks to be the greater.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.

Modern King James verseion

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

Moffatt New Testament

A quarrel also rose among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest.

Montgomery New Testament

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

NET Bible

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Noyes New Testament

And there arose also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Sawyer New Testament

And there was a contention among them as to which of them should be the greatest.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass that there was, a rivalry also, among them, as to which of them seemed to be greater than the rest .

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And a dispute arose among them as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

There arose also a dispute among them which of them should be regarded as greatest.

Williams New Testament

There arose also among them a contention as to which one of them should rank as greatest.

World English Bible

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

Worrell New Testament

And there arose also a contention among them as to which of them seemed to be greatest.

Worsley New Testament

And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:

Youngs Literal Translation

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

a strife
φιλονεικία 
Philoneikia 
Usage: 1

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128


Usage: 0

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

of them

Usage: 0

should be
εἶναι 
Einai 
to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,
Usage: 97

δοκέω 
Dokeo 
Usage: 45

Context Readings

A Dispute About Who Is Greatest

23 They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. 24 There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 He said to them, "The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Cross References

Mark 9:34

But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

Luke 9:46

There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

Matthew 20:20-24

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

Mark 10:37-41

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 2:3-5

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

James 4:5-6

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit which he made to dwell in us yearns jealously"?

1 Peter 5:5-6

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."

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