Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And having sat down, he called the twelve, and he says to them, If any man wants to be first, he will be last of all, and helper of all.
New American Standard Bible
Sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them,
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.
Holman Bible
Sitting down, He called the Twelve
International Standard Version
So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them,
An Understandable Version
So, He sat down and called the twelve apostles and said to them, "If anyone [of you] should [try to] be first [in importance] he will [end up] being last, and become the servant of all [the others].
Anderson New Testament
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
Daniel Mace New Testament
then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And sitting down, He called the twelve; and says to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he sat down and called the Twelve in, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all."
John Wesley New Testament
And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them, If any man desire to be first, let him be the last of all, and the servant of all.
Julia Smith Translation
And having sat down, he called the twelve, and says to them, If any wish to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
King James 2000
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he sat down [and] called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."
Modern King James verseion
And He sat down and called the Twelve and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he sat down, and called the twelve unto him, and said to them, "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant unto all."
Moffatt New Testament
So he sat down and called the twelve. "If anyone wants to be first," he said to them, "he must be last of all and the servant of all."
Montgomery New Testament
So he sat down and called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and the servant of all."
NET Bible
After he sat 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."
New Heart English Bible
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."
Noyes New Testament
And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any one desire to be first, he will be last of all, and servant of all.
Sawyer New Testament
And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall he last of all, and a servant of all.
The Emphasized Bible
And, taking a seat, he addressed the twelve, and saith unto them - If anyone willeth to be, first, he shall be, least of all, and, minister of all.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said: "If any one wishes to be first, he must 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.
Weymouth New Testament
Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
Williams New Testament
So He sat down and called the Twelve to Him and said, "If anyone wants to be the first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all."
World English Bible
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."
Worrell New Testament
And, sitting down, He called the twelve, and saith to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."
Worsley New Testament
So He sat down and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any one would be first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Gain through loss » Humility leads to exaltation
Heaven/the heavens » Who shall be least in the kingdom of heaven
Jesus Christ » History of » Reproves the ambition of his disciples (at capernaum)
Kingdom of God » Who shall be least in the kingdom of God
Receiving » Who receives jesus Christ and the one who sent him
Receiving » Those that receive a child in the name of jesus Christ
Topics
Interlinear
Kathizo
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Tis
thelo
Esomai
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 9:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Question About Who Is Greatest
34 But they were silent, for on the way they discussed among each other, who is greater. 35 And having sat down, he called the twelve, and he says to them, If any man wants to be first, he will be last of all, and helper of all. 36 And having taken a child, he set it in the midst of them. And after embracing it, he said to them,
Cross References
Mark 10:42-45
And having summoned them, Jesus says to them, Ye know that those who presume to rule over the Gentiles, lord over them, and their great men have power over them.
Luke 22:26
But ye are not this way. Rather, the greater among you, shall become as the newer, and he who leads, as he who serves.
Proverbs 13:10
Through pride a vain man causes contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Jeremiah 45:5
And do thou seek great things for thyself? Seek them not, for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, says LORD, but thy life I will give to thee for a prey in all places where thou go.
Matthew 20:25-28
But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.
Matthew 23:11
But the greater of you will be your helper.
Luke 14:10-11
But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.
Luke 18:14
I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
James 4:6
But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, God is opposed to the arrogant, but gives grace to the lowly.