Matthew 20:26.
See the notes at Matthew 20:26 . He that shall humble himself ... - God will exalt or honor him that is humble, and that seeks a lowly place a...
Warnings to the People and the Disciples. Matthew 23:2 f. Loisy regards this as an interpolation (by a Judaising redactor) out of harmony with...
he that is greatest among you . the greater of you.
11. He who is greatest among you. By this conclusion he shows that he did not, after the manner of the sophists, dispute about words, but, o...
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Your servant - Διακονος, deacon. See on Matthew 20:26 (note).
But be not ye called Rabbi— The Apostles of Christ were to be very different, both in temper and conduct, from the Jewish teachers. They were to de...
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. This plainly means, 'shall...
Denunciation of the Pharisees 1-36. Final denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees. The other synoptists insert in this place a brief utterance d...
He that is greatest among you. — Literally, the greater of you. The words admit of a two-fold meaning. Either (1), as in Mark 9:35 , they assert...
6; Matthew 22:1-46 ; Matthew 23:1-39 Chapter 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18-46 - Matthew 22:1-46 - Matthew 23:1-39 IT had b...
Humbling the Self-exalted Matthew 23:1-12 These words were addressed to the disciples and the crowds that had gathered around. The Jewish relig...
This chapter is one of the most sublime and awful in the whole inspired volume. It records the last words of Jesus to the crowds. He summed up, He re...
"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, (2) Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (3) All therefore whatsoever...
But he that is greatest among you ,.... Either who really is so, having more grace, and greater gifts bestowed upon him, than others; which doubtles...
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Ver. 11. Shall be your servant ] The word signifies one that is ready pressed to raise d...
But he that is greatest among you , &c. If any one among you would in reality be greater than another, let him be the more condescending, kind,...
The Lord now turns to speak to the entire crowd, His disciples being mentioned as included. He warns them against the hypocrisy of scribes and Pharis...
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus t...
See Poole on " Matthew 23:12 " .
Exhortation to His Disciples and The Crowds Not To Be Like the Scribes and Pharisees, But to Be Doers and Not Hearers Only, and Rather to Be Humble...
Jesus Passes Judgment On The Scribes And Pharisees And Describes the Devastations Coming On The World Prior To His Coming Again And The Judgment Tha...
Words in the Temple (23:1-39). a Exhortation to His disciples and the crowds not to be like the Scribes and Pharisees, but to be doers and not he...
a “But as for you, do not you be called Rabbi, b For one is your teacher (didaskalos), and all you are brothers. c And call no man your father on t...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 23:1 . Then spake Jesus. —The day of grace is over for the leaders of the people; but for the people themselves there may...
Matthew 23:2 . Sit in Moses' seat. The sanhedrim had seventy one chairs of gold, or rather gilt with gold. The council which sat at Alexandria had...
But be not ye called Rabbi. Christians are brethren The late Rev. Wm. Jay, in a sermon at Surrey Chapel, said “Some time ago a countryman obser...
EXPOSITION Matthew 23:1-40 Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees, and lamentation over Jerusalem which followed their guidance to her...
Humility required:
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
1 Corinthians 9:19 ; 2 Corinthians 11:23 ; 2 Corinthians 4:5 ; Galatians 5:13 ; John 13:14 ; John 13:15 ; Luke 22:26 ; Luke 22:27 ; Mark 10:...
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.