Verse 1 Who is the greatest? They still supposed that the Messiah was about to establish a kingdom of great temporal splendor; and they wished to know which of his followers were to be elevated to the highest stations in it. They did not bring this subject before Jesus of their own accord, but, as appears from and Luke 9:46, 47, in answer to a question from the Savior, after having been privately discussing the question by themselves.