Bible Cross References
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Luke 9:46
An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them was the greatest.
Matthew 20:20-24
20
Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus with her two sons, bowed before him, and asked him for a favor.
21
"What do you want?" Jesus asked her. She answered, "Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King."
22
"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.
23
"You will indeed drink from my cup," Jesus told them, "but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them."
24
When the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers.
Mark 9:34
But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.
Mark 10:37-41
37
They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left."
38
Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?"
39
"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized.
40
But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them."
41
When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John.
Romans 12:10
Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
Philippians 2:3-5
3
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.
4
And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own.
5
The attitude you should have is the one that Christ Jesus had:
James 4:5
Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, "The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires."
James 4:6
But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
1 Peter 5:5
In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble."
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.