Mark 9:35

New Living Translation

He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”

Cross References

Proverbs 13:10

Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.

Jeremiah 45:5

Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don’t do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

Matthew 23:11

The greatest among you must be a servant.

Mark 9:36

Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 22:26

But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.

James 4:6

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”