The Meaning of Matthew 20:24 Explained

Matthew 20:24

KJV: And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

YLT: And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

Darby: And the ten, having heard of it, were indignant about the two brothers.

ASV: And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren.

Discover Matthew 20:24

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 20:24?

MEANING: What does Matthew 20:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 20:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 20:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  when the ten  heard  [it], they were moved with indignation  against  the two  brethren. 

What does Matthew 20:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 20:17-28 - Serving Nobler Than Self-Seeking
For the third time our Lord foretells His death. In Matthew 16:21, He dwelt especially on the shame of His rejection; in Matthew 17:23, He told how the gates of death would open on the Easter joy. Now He declares the method of His death, and tells how Gentiles would join with His own people in the tragedy of the Cross. He was no martyr, who went unknowing to his doom. He set His face to go to the Cross. Others die because they were born; He was born that He might die.
Many desire the power of the throne, without being prepared to pay the price of suffering. Others say glibly and easily, We can, little realizing what their choice involves, and that nothing but the grace of God can make their vow possible of fulfillment. But it is sufficient! Only claim it. God will not fail you! Notice Matthew 20:28. The Lord ministers to us all, daily, patiently, lovingly. He took on Him the form of a servant and became obedient. Serve all men for His sake! We have to go down to reach His side. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 20

1  Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;
17  foretells his passion;
20  by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble;
29  and gives two blind men their sight

Greek Commentary for Matthew 20:24

Moved with indignation [ηγανακτησαν]
A strong word for angry resentment. In the papyri. The ten felt that James and John had taken advantage of their relation to Jesus. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 20:24

2 Corinthians 7:11 Indignation [ἀγανάκτησιν]
Only here in the New Testament. Compare the kindred verb ἀγανακτέω tobe indignant, Matthew 20:24; Mark 10:14, etc. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 20:24 mean?

And having heard [this] the ten were indignant about the two brothers
Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἠγανάκτησαν περὶ τῶν δύο ἀδελφῶν

ἀκούσαντες  having  heard  [this] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἀκουστός 
Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.
δέκα  ten 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: δέκα 
Sense: ten.
ἠγανάκτησαν  were  indignant 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀγανακτέω  
Sense: to be indignant, moved with indignation, be very displeased.
περὶ  about 
Parse: Preposition
Root: περί 
Sense: about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near.
δύο  two 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: δύο 
Sense: the two, the twain.
ἀδελφῶν  brothers 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.

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