Mark 9:35

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

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."

Cross References

Matthew 23:11

The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.

Mark 9:36

Then Jesus took a little child, and placed it in the middle of them. Folding it in his arms, he said to them:

Luke 18:14

This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, while every one who humbles himself shall be exalted."

Luke 22:26

But with you it must not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.

James 4:6

No; the gift that God gives is for a nobler end; and that is why it is said--'God is opposed to the haughty, but gives help to the humble.'