The Disciples Argue About Greatness

^24 (A)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.

Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

^46 (B)Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.

³⁴ But they kept silent, for on the road they had ^(A)disputed among themselves who would be the ^(B)greatest.

Submit to God, Resist the Devil

⁵ Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, ^(A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

⁶ Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, ^(A)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

⁶ But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

^3 (A)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but ^(B)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. ^4 (C)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of ^(D)others.

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

^5 (E)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

^4 (A)Love suffers long and is ^(B)kind; love ^(C)does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not ^[a]puffed up;

^10 (A)Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, ^(B)in honor giving preference to one another;

³⁷ They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”

³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the ^(A)cup that I drink, and be baptized with the ^(B)baptism that I am baptized with?”

³⁹ They said to Him, “We are able.”

So Jesus said to them, ^(C)“You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; ⁴⁰ but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those ^(D)for whom it is prepared.”

^41 (E)And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John.