Matthew 20:26

See Poole on "Matthew 20:27".

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See also Mark 10:35-45 . Matthew 20:20 Then came to him give mother of Zebedee’s children ... - This was probably Salome, Mark 15:40 ; M...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Request of the Sons of Zebedee. The Christian Standard of Greatness ( Mark 10:35-45 *, Luke 22:24-27 ). Mt. makes the mother of James and Joh...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

But . However. among. Greek. en. minister . servant (in relation to activity) .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

26. It shall not be so among you. There can be no doubt that Christ refers to the foolish imagination by which he saw that the apostles were...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; It shall not be so among you - Every kind of lords...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 10:...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Labourers in the Vineyard. The Journey to Jerusalem 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult p...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The ambition of the sons of Zebedee ( Mark 10:35 ). The special promise to Peter ( Matthew 16:18 ) had aroused the jealousy of the other two most i...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whosoever will be great. — Better, whosoever wisheth to be great. The man who was conscious, as the disciples were, of the promptings of ambition...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 16 To Jerusalem - Matthew 20:17-34 - Matthew 21:1-17 I-THE GOING UP. Matthew 20:17-34 WE have now reached the last stage of the lo...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Serving Nobler than Self-Seeking Matthew 20:17-28 For the third time our Lord foretells His death. In Matthew 16:21 , He dwelt especially on t...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but accordi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. (25) But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that th...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE REFORM OF THE IDLER ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6-7...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But it shall not be so among you ,.... This is not to be extended to Christian nations, as if there were to be no order of magistracy subsisting in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; Ver. 26. But it shall not be so among you ] Ho...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And when the ten heard it It is likely they overheard the conversation; they were moved with indignation Being not only equally desirous, but in...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ambition Corrected. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Those Who Follow Jesus Are Not To Be Self-seeking But Selflessly Seeking To Serve All, In The Same Way As He As The Servant Is Doing Among Them, Som...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“It shall not be so among you. But whoever would become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever would be first among you shall be your sla...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 20:17 . Jesus going up to Jerusalem. —The narrative is not continuous, and in the interval between Matthew 20:16-17 we...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:26-28 I. These words have something to tell us of the nature of true greatness. Though Christ does not ignore intellects, or even riche...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:1-2 . For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into hi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:1 . A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important tim...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons. Nearest to Christ Christ does not put aside the granting of places at His righ...
The Biblical Illustrator

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: True greatness Greatness a word often used, and people’s ideas of it differ mu...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 20:1-40 Parable of the labourers in the vineyard . (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Matthew 20:1 For . The followin...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A lesson in humility:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:11 ; 1 Peter 5:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:24 ; 2 Corinthians 10:4-10 ; 2 Timothy 1:18 ; 3 John 1:10 ; 3 John 1:9 ; Acts 13:5 ; Ezekiel 24...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Your minister — That is, your servant. Matthew 23:11 .

²⁶ But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Related Commentaries of Matthew 20:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 20:26