He sat down and called the twelve (καθισας εφωνησεν τους δωδεκα). Deliberate action of Jesus to handle this delicate situation. Je…

Perhaps they were jealous of Peter; possibly they were even more jealous of James and John. So the Lord gently pacifies them. He does not impatient…

Theophylact of Ohrid: It is after miracles that the Lord inserts a discourse concerning His Passion, lest it be thought tha…

Jesus assumed the posture of a Jewish rabbi by sitting down (Matthew 5:1; Matthew 13:1) and calling the Twelve to him. True…

And he sat down
As their master, as one having authority; and in order to examine into this matter, and pa judgment …

The time of Christ's suffering drew near. If he had been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it would not have been so stra…