Bible Cross References
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Luke 9:46
Then a dispute came up among them as to which of them might be greater.
Matthew 20:20-24
20
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, worshipping [Him], and asking something from Him.
21
And He said to her, "What do you desire?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, in Your kingdom."
22
But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, or to be baptized [with] the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to Him, "We are able."
23
So He said to them, "You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism [with] which I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is to [those] for whom it has been prepared by My Father."
24
And when the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Mark 9:34
But they were silent, for on the road they had discussed with one another who [was] greater.
Mark 10:37-41
37
They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right side and one on Your left side, in Your glory."
38
But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism [with] which I am baptized?"
39
They said to Him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup which I drink, and with the baptism [with] which I am baptized you will be baptized [with];
40
but to sit on My right side and on My left side is not Mine to give, but [to those] for whom it has been prepared."
41
And having heard this, the ten began to be indignant with James and John.
Romans 12:10
Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not puffed up;
Philippians 2:3-5
3
doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.
4
Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others.
5
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
James 4:5
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?
James 4:6
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, younger [people], subject yourselves to [the] elders. And all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility, because "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,