Mark 9:35

The Message

He sat down and summoned the Twelve. “So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all.”

Cross References

Proverbs 13:10

Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel.

Matthew 23:11

“Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. If you puff yourself up, you’ll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you’re content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty.

Mark 9:36

He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in his arms, he said, “Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces me, and far more than me—God who sent me.” * * *

Luke 18:14

Jesus commented, “This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God. If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face, but if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself.” * * *