Matthew 20:20

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. The mother of Zebedee's children - This was Salome.

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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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him. (5) The manner of the h...
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

came. With her sons. Mark 10:35 "came [with their mother]". the mother. Salome. Compare Matthew 27:56 with Mark 15:40 . Zebedee's. See...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:20 . Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children. This narrative contains a bright mirror of human vanity; for it shows tha...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then came to him, &c.— Our Saviour's predictions respecting his sufferings were either not understood by his disciples, or at least they appreh...
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 mother ] Her name was Salome ( Matthew 27:56 compared with Mark 15:40 ), and it is generally supposed that she was sister to the Virgin, and t...
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

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children. — The state of feeling described in the previous Note supplies the only explanation of a request...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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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

"Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. (21) And he said unto her, Wh...
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

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children ,.... Whose name was Salome, as may be concluded from Matthew 27:56 compared with Mark 15:40 ....
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him , and desiring a certain thing of him. Ver. 20. Then came to hi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children Instigated, it seems, by them. See Mark 10:35 . With her sons James and John; worshipping him...
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...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 20:21 " .
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

‘Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him.” In the context of His speaki...
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 20:20-23 (with Mark 10:35-40 ) I. Comparing St. Matthew's and St. Mark's accounts, we see that it was the mother and sons together who...
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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshiping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Requests of the Sons of Zebedee.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 10:35 ; Mark 15:40 ; Matthew 14:33 ; Matthew 15:25 ; Matthew 2:11 ; Matthew 27:56 ; Matthew 28:17 ; Matthew 4:21 ; Matthew 8:2
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children — Considering what he had been just speaking, was ever any thing more unreasonable? Perhaps Zebed...

²⁰ Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 20:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 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

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