35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.


In Context

32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that you disputed among yourselves by the way?

34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

36 And he took a child, and set him in the middle of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,

37 Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me: and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.

Mark 9:35 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:35And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:35And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:35And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:35And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:35And 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 minister of all.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:35He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, |If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:35and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, 'If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'