Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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.
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 And they were silent; for, with one another, they had discussed in the way, who should be greatest. 35 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. 36 And, taking a child, he set it in the midst of them, - and, folding it in his arms, said unto them -
Cross References
Mark 10:42-45
And Jesus, calling them near, saith unto them - Ye know that, they who think to rule the nations, lord it over them, and, their great ones, wield authority over them;
Luke 22:26
But, ye, not so! On the contrary - the greater among you, Let him become as, the younger, and, he that governeth, as, he that ministereth,
Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
Jeremiah 45:5
Wouldst, thou, then seek to secure for thyself great things? Do not seek! For behold me! bringing in calamity upon all flesh, Declareth Yahweh, Nevertheless I will give thee thine own life as a spoil, in all places whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew 20:25-28
But, Jesus, calling them near, said - Ye know that, the rulers of the nations, lord it over them, and, the great ones, wield authority over them:
Matthew 23:11
And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;
Luke 14:10-11
But, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee - Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee.
Luke 18:14
I tell you - This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
James 4:6
Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith - God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.