Mark 9:35

Modern English Version

He sat down and called the twelve. And He said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Cross References

Proverbs 13:10

By pride comes only contention, but with the teachable is wisdom.

Jeremiah 45:5

And are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For behold, I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord, but I will give you your life as spoils of war in every place, wherever you go.”

Matthew 23:11

He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Mark 9:36

He took a child and set him in their midst. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,

Luke 18:14

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 22:26

But you are not so. Instead, let him who is greatest among you be as the younger, and he who rules as he who serves.

James 4:6

But He gives more grace. For this reason it says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”