Luke 9:46

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

Luke 9:46 in Other Translations

46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

46 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

46 Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.

46 They started arguing over which of them would be most famous.

46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

46 A discussion started among them about who would be the greatest.

46 Then an argument started among them about who would be the greatest of them.

46 The disciples began to argue about which one of them would be the most important person.

Luke 9:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:46

Then there arose a reasoning among them
The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "a thought entered into them"; suggested very likely by Satan, which broke out into words, and issued in a warm dispute among them; and this was in the way, as they were travelling from Caesarea Philippi, to Capernaum; see ( Mark 9:33 ) .

Which of them should be greatest;
that is, "in the kingdom of heaven", as in ( Matthew 18:1 ) in the kingdom of the Messiah, which they expected would be a temporal one: wherefore the dispute was not about degrees in glory, nor in grace; nor who should be the greatest apostle and preacher of the Gospel; but who should be prime minister to the king Messiah, when he should set up his monarchy in all its grandeur and glory.

Luke 9:46 In-Context

44 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”

45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

Cross References

• 1. Luke 22:24