King James Version
What Does Mark 9:33 Mean?
“And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?”
Context
31
For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
32
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
34
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
35
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(33-37) **And he came to Capernaum.**—See Notes on Matthew 18:1-5. The arrival at Capernaum is given by St. Matthew in connection with the narrative of the *didrachma* or tribute money, which in his Gospel immediately precedes that now before us. St. Mark alone records the previous dispute of the disciples, and the question which brought that dispute as into the light of day.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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