And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.

And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John.

And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,

The other ten, hearing of it, were at first highly indignant with James and John.

And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

And the ten, upon hearing this, began to be indignant toward James and John.

On hearing of this, the ten others were at first very indignant about James and John.

When the ten heard it - See Matthew 20:24-28.

And when the ten heard it,.... The request made by the sons of Zebedee or their mother for them:
they began to be much displeased with James and John; Matthew says "they were moved with indignation against them", Matthew 20:24; they were filled with, wrath and were very angry with them; which they showed in their countenances and by their behaviour towards them as well as by words: the Syriac and Arabic versions, render it, "they began to murmur against them"; they highly resented it and were ready to break out into an open quarrel upon it; See Gill on Matthew 20:24.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John--or "were moved with indignation," as the same word is rendered in Matthew 20:24. The expression "began to be," which is of frequent occurrence in the Gospels, means that more passed than is expressed, and that we have but the result. And can we blame the ten for the indignation which they felt? Yet there was probably a spice of the old spirit of rivalry in it, which in spite of our Lord's recent lengthened, diversified, and most solemn warnings against it, had not ceased to stir in their breasts.