Mark 9:35

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

34But they were silent. For they had been disputing with one another along the road which was greatest.

36And he took a little child, and placed it in the midst of them; and when he had taken it in his arms, he said to them:

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Cross References

Matthew 23:11And the greatest among you shall be your minister.

Luke 14:10But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

Luke 22:26But you shall not be so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and him that is chief, as he that serves.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:31-41

The Apostles Reproved. 30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they… Read the whole commentary →

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