Mark 9:35
Modern Translations
New International Version
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all."

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.”

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

Berean Study Bible
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

New American Standard Bible
And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”

NASB 1995
Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

NASB 1977
And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

Amplified Bible
Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all.”

Christian Standard Bible
Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

Contemporary English Version
After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, "If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!"

Good News Translation
Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, "Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else."

International Standard Version
So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

NET Bible
After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And 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.

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

King James 2000 Bible
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

New Heart English Bible
And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all."

World English Bible
He 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."

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
And 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.

A Faithful Version
And after sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

Darby Bible Translation
And 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.

English Revised Version
And 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of all, and seruant vnto all.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when he was set downe, he called the twelue to hym, and sayde vnto them: If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of al, & seruaut vnto al.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he sat downe, and called the twolue, and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man wyl be the first, the same shal be the last of all, and the seruaunt of all.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sate doune and called the twelve vnto him and sayd to them: yf eny man desyre to be fyrst the same shalbe last of all and servaunt vnto all.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having sat down He called the Twelve, and He says to them, “If any wills to be first, he will be last of all, and minister of all.”

Berean Literal Bible
And having sat down, He called the Twelve, and He says to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And having sat down, he called the twelve, and says to them, If any wish to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having sat down, He called the twelve, and He says to them, If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and a servant of all.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And sitting down, he called the twelve, and he said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be the last of all and the minister of all.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yeshua sat down and he called the twelve and he said to them, “He who wants to be first shall be last, and the servant of every person.”

Lamsa Bible
And Jesus sat down, and he called the twelve and said to them, He who wishes to be first, let him be the last of every man, and the minister of every man.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Godbey New Testament
And sitting down, He called the twelve; and says to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Haweis New Testament
And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.

Mace New Testament
then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all.

Weymouth New Testament
Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

Worrell New Testament
And, sitting down, He called the twelve, and saith to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."

Worsley New Testament
So He sat down and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any one would be first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.
















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