Mark 9:35 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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].”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁵ And He sat down and called the Twelve [apostles], and He said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁵ He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁵ And taking a child, he set him in their midst. And when he had embraced him, he said to them:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁵ And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:

Mark 9:35 Cross References

Matthew 23:11

But the greatest person among you will be your servant.

Mark 9:36

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,

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].”

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.

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.”