Mark 9:35

35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Mark 9:35 in Other Translations

KJV
35 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.
ESV
35 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."
NLT
35 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.”
MSG
35 He sat down and summoned the Twelve. "So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all."
CSB
35 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."

Mark 9:35 In-Context

33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”
34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 18:4; Matthew 20:26; Mark 10:43; Luke 22:26
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