Mark 9:35
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.”
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
34But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.
36He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Cross References
Jeremiah 45:5Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says the LORD, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’”
Matthew 23:11But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Luke 14:10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
Luke 22:26But not so with you. Rather, the one who is greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who 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 →