Luke 22:24-26 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. The Lord's words in these verses are peculiar to St. Luke. The strife among the disciples which suggested the Lord's corrective sayings was evidently no mere dispute as to precedence in their places at the supper, but some question as to their respective positions in the coming kingdom of which their Master had said so much in the course of his later instructions. It is closely connected with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24

Greatness after Christ. Three things claim our attention. I. APOSTOLIC FAILURE . When the apostles of our Lord came to look back on this most memorable evening, how pained and how ashamed they must have felt as they recollected this unseemly contest ( Luke 22:24 )! At the very hour when their Lord was manifesting his love and his forethought for his Church in two most striking and touching ways—at the very hour when his heart was torn with distracting sorrow by the desertion and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24-30

The jealousy, among the disciples. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24-38

The proper Christian spirit. Through our Lord's faithful dealing the disciples had been led to wholesome selfsuspicion. They cried out at the possibility of a betrayal of the Master, "Lord, is it I?" But no sooner have their minds been relieved through the singling out of Judas than they swing round again to self-confidence and even base ambition. There, at the table of the Lord, in spite of the hallowed associations, they speculate who is to be greatest in the coming kingdom. Jesus has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:25

Are called benefactors ( εὐεργέται ). Those who were listening knew well how utterly false these high-sounding human titles often were. εὐεργέτης ( Euergetes ) , Benefactor, was the well-known title appropriated by Ptolemy Euergetes and other hated royal tyrants well known to the Jewish people. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:24

A strife - A contention or debate.Which of them should be the greatest - The apostles, in common with the Jews generally, had supposed that the Messiah would come as a temporal prince, and in the manner of other princes of the earth - of course, that he would have officers of his government, ministers of state, etc. Their contention was founded on this expectation, and they were disputing which of them should be raised to the highest office. They had before had a similar contention. See Matthew... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:25

The kings of the Gentiles - The kings of the “nations,” or of the earth. They do this, and it is to be expected of them, and it is right. Our Lord does not mean to say that it was wrong that there should be such authority, but that “his” kingdom was to be of a different character, and they were not to expect it there.Over them - That is, over the “nations.”Are called benefactors - The word “benefactor” is applied to one who bestows “favor” on another. It was applied to kings by way of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:26-27

But ye shall not be so - Christ here takes occasion to explain the nature of his kingdom. He assures them that it is established on different principles from those of the world; that his subjects were not to expect titles, and power, and offices of pomp in his kingdom. He that would be most advanced in “his” kingdom would be he that was most humble; and in order to show them this, he took a towel and girded himself after the manner of a servant, and washed their feet, to show them what ought to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 22:24-27

Luke 22:24-27. And there was also a strife among them, &c. Of the kind of contentions here spoken of there are two instances recorded by the evangelists, evidently different from each other, and each attended with very different circumstances. The former is mentioned by Matthew 18:1-4; by Mark 9:33-37; and by Luke 9:46. This certainly is not that here referred to. The other, recorded Matthew 20:20, &c.; and Mark 10:35, &c., is thought, by most commentators, to be that which Luke... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 22:24-38

149. Disciples’ failure foretold (Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:24-38; John 13:36-38)Despite all that Jesus had shown and taught his disciples about humility, and in spite of the death he was about to die for them, they were still arguing about who was the greatest among them. Jesus reminded them again of the different standards in the earthly and heavenly kingdoms. He had given them an example in the way he lived among them, showing that true greatness lay in serving others (Luke... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:24-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:26-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 22:24-27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 22:24-38

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