Mark 10 · Verse 44

Mark 10:44

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Mark 10:44, King James Version

Mark 10:44 in other translations

BSBand whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
WEBWhoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.
ASVand whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
YLTand whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;
DARBYand whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
BBEAnd whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.
WebsterAnd whoever of you will be the chief, shall be servant of all.

What does Mark 10:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
44. And whosoever of you will be the chiefest--or "first." shall be--that is, "let him be," or "shall be he who is prepared to be." servant of all--one in the lowest condition of service.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:32-45

Christ's going on with his undertaking for the salvation of mankind, was, is, and will be, the wonder of all his disciples. Worldly honour is a glittering thing, with which the eyes of Christ's own disciples have many times been dazzled. Our care must be, that we may have wisdom and grace to know how to suffer with him; and we may trust him to provide what the degrees of our glory shall be. Christ shows them that…

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Mark 10:44 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiandG2532
ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739
ἂνanmaybeG302
θέλῃthelēshall desireG2309
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771
εἶναιeinaito becomeG1511
πρῶτος,prōtosfirst,G4413
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
πάντωνpantōnof allG3956
δοῦλος.doulosslave.G1401

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Mark 10:43

    But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

  • Mark 10:44

    And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

  • Mark 10:45

    For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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Mark 10:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cualquiera de vosotros que quisiere hacerse el primero, será siervo de todos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et quiconque d’entre vous voudra devenir le premier, sera l’esclave de tous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und wer irgend von euch der Erste sein will, soll aller Knecht sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et quicumque voluerit in vobis primus esse, erit omnium servus.