Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” New Living Translation He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” English Standard Version And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” Berean Standard Bible Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.” Berean Literal Bible And having sat down, He called the Twelve, and He says to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all." King James Bible And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. New King James Version And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” New American Standard Bible And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” NASB 1995 Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” NASB 1977 And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.” Legacy Standard Bible And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” Amplified Bible Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all.” Christian Standard Bible Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” American Standard Version And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yeshua sat down and he called the twelve and he said to them, “He who wants to be first shall be last, and the servant of every person.” Contemporary English Version After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, "If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!" Douay-Rheims Bible And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all. English Revised Version And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. GOD'S WORD® Translation He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, "Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else." Good News Translation Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all." International Standard Version So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Literal Standard Version and having sat down He called the Twelve, and He says to them, “If any wills to be first, he will be last of all, and minister of all.” Majority Standard Bible Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.” New American Bible Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” NET Bible After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." New Revised Standard Version He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” New Heart English Bible And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all." Webster's Bible Translation And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Weymouth New Testament Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." World English Bible He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.” Young's Literal Translation and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, 'If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Greatest in the Kingdom…34But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.” 36Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,… Cross References Matthew 20:26 It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. Mark 9:36 Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them, Mark 10:43 But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Mark 10:44 and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. Luke 22:26 But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. Treasury of Scripture And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. If. Mark 10:42-45 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them… Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. Jeremiah 45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. Jump to Previous Desire Desireth First Jesus Last Minister Sat Seating Servant Sitting Twelve Wants WishesJump to Next Desire Desireth First Jesus Last Minister Sat Seating Servant Sitting Twelve Wants WishesMark 9 1. Jesus is transfigured.11. He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elijah; 14. casts forth a deaf and mute spirit; 30. foretells his death and resurrection; 33. exhorts his disciples to humility; 38. bidding them not to prohibit such as are not against them, 42. nor to give offense to any of the faithful. Verse 35. - And he sat down, and called the twelve. He sat down, with the authority of the great Teacher, to inculcate solemnly a fundamental principle of the Christian life. If any man would be first he shall be last of all, and minister of all. These words are capable of two interpretations. They might be regarded as analogous to our Lord's words elsewhere, "He that exalteth himself shall be abased;" as though they indicated the penalty which attaches to unworthy ambition. But it is surely far more natural to regard them as pointing out the way to real greatness, namely, by humble service for Christ's sake. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Sitting down,καθίσας (kathisas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. [Jesus] called ἐφώνησεν (ephōnēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Twelve δώδεκα (dōdeka) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. said, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “If Εἴ (Ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. anyone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. wants θέλει (thelei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to be εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. first, πρῶτος (prōtos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. he must be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [the] last ἔσχατος (eschatos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2078: Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final. of all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the] servant διάκονος (diakonos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor. of all.” πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. Links Mark 9:35 NIVMark 9:35 NLT Mark 9:35 ESV Mark 9:35 NASB Mark 9:35 KJV Mark 9:35 BibleApps.com Mark 9:35 Biblia Paralela Mark 9:35 Chinese Bible Mark 9:35 French Bible Mark 9:35 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Mark 9:35 He sat down and called the twelve (Mar Mk Mr) |
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