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When the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation towards James and John.
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Anger's Mirror
Commentators, particularly Charles Spurgeon, explain that the other ten disciples were indignant not from a place of humility, but from the same ambition as James and John. They were angry because they wanted the positions of honor for themselves. This reveals a common human tendency to be angered by our own faults when we see them in others.
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