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1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, 'Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3 and said, 'Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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They make the inquiry in the present tense, as though Christ had already selected the one who was to preside; and by the kingdom of heaven they mean the Messianic kingdom on earth, concerning which their notions did not yet rise above those of their contemporaries (comp. Acts 1:6). The comparative in the original, "greater," is virtually ...
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven - At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child ...
Matthew 18:1. At the same time — When Jesus had just foretold his own sufferings, death, and resurrection; came the disciples, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — Which of us shall be thy prime minister in the kingdom which thou art about to set up? which they still thought would be a temporal kingdom.
- "Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 5:3) The “poor in spirit” are those who cast themselves on God's grace.
- "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, for They Will be Comforted" (Matthew 5:4) The second beatitude builds on our mental recognition of our poverty of spirit by adding an emotional response of sorrow.
- “Blessed Are the Meek, for They Will Inherit the Earth“ (Matthew 5:5) Meekness in the Military. From “The Truth as I Know It, A Conversation with General Peter Pace,” Ethix 61.
- "Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness" (Matthew 5:6) Understanding the fourth beatitude turns on understanding what Jesus meant by righteousness.
Jul 13, 2010 · So for Matthew, the doctrine of the kingdom of heaven is the same kingdom that the other writers speak of as the kingdom of God. Matthew talks about the breakthrough of the kingdom and the arrival of Jesus in His incarnation.
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Instead of revealing their selfish ambition, Matthew begins the story with a simple question from the disciples: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? To modern ears, the idea that some are greater than others in heaven's kingdom might seem unimportant.
