Mark 9:35
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.
Mark 9:35 in other translations
| BSB | 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.” |
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| WEB | 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.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. |
| BBE | And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Mark 9:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 9:30-40
The time of Christ's suffering drew nigh. Had he been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it had not been so strange; but that men should thus shamefully treat the Son of man, who came to redeem and save them, is wonderful. Still observe that when Christ spake of his death, he always spake of his resurrection, which took the reproach of it from himself, and should have taken the grief of it…
Mark 9:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 9:35
- Matthew 20:25-28
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- Luke 22:26
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
- 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. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- Matthew 23:11
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
- Luke 14:10-11
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
- 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.
- Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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- Mark 9:34
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
- Mark 9:35
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.
- Mark 9:36
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Mark 9:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces sentándose, llamó á los doce, y les dice: Si alguno quiere ser el primero, será el postrero de todos, y el servidor de todos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lorsqu’il se fut assis, il appela les douze et leur dit: Si quelqu’un veut être le premier, il sera le dernier de tous et le serviteur de tous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nachdem er sich niedergesetzt hatte, rief er die Zwölfe; und er spricht zu ihnen: Wenn jemand der Erste sein will, so soll er der Letzte von allen und aller Diener sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et accipiens puerum, statuit eum in medio eorum: quem cum complexus esset, ait illis: |