³⁴But they held their peace: for by the way ^xthey had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. ³⁵And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, ^yIf any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and ^zservant of all. ³⁶And ^ahe took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when ^ahe had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, ³⁷Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and ^bwhosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

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Mark 9:35: 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.”

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xSo Luke 22:24. Comp. ver. 50.
y Matt. 20:26, 27. & 23:11. ch. 10:43. Luke 22:26.
zSee Matt. 20:26.
ach. 10:16.
ach. 10:16.
bSee Matt. 10:40.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 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.” And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest. Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.” He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. 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.”

Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way about who was greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” And he took a young child and had him stand among them. And taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me.”