Parallel Verses
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].
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."
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.
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,
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 kept quiet for they had been arguing with one another over which one of them was the greatest. 35 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]. 36 And He took a little child and placed it in front of them, and lifting the child up into His arms, He said to them,
Cross References
Mark 10:42-45
Jesus called them [i.e., probably all twelve apostles] to Him and said, "You are aware that those who are regarded as rulers among the [unconverted] Gentiles lord it over their own people, and their important men domineer over them [as well].
Luke 22:26
But it will not be that way among you, for the person who is the most important among you should become [like] the youngest [i.e., least important]. And the person who is the leader should become like the servant.
Matthew 20:25-28
Then Jesus called all the apostles to Him and said, "You are aware that rulers among the [unconverted] Gentiles lord it over their own people and their important men domineer over them [as well].
Matthew 23:11
But the greatest person among you will be your servant.
Luke 14:10-11
But when you are invited [i.e., to a wedding reception], go and recline at the least important seat, so that when the host comes [over to you], he will say, 'Friend, move up to a better seat.' Then you will be shown honor in front of everyone at the dinner table.
Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went back home right with God instead of the other man. For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."
James 4:6
But He gives [us] more unearned favor [i.e., to overcome the world]. Therefore, the Scripture says [Prov. 3:34], "God opposes proud people, but gives unearned favor to those who are humble."