King James Version
Matthew 20:24 in the King James Version says “And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.”
Matthew 20:24 · KJV
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it they were moved with indignation”
G23to be greatly afflicted, i.e., (figuratively) indignant
“against”
G4012properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas
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