Mark 9:33–50

Attitude of Servanthood

Matt. 18:1–5; Luke 9:46–50

^33aThen He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, “What was it you ⁶disputed among yourselves on the road?” ³⁴But they kept silent, for on the road they had ^bdisputed among themselves who would be the ^cgreatest. ³⁵And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ^d “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” ³⁶Then ^eHe took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, ³⁷“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and ^fwhoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”

^38gNow John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”

³⁹But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, ^hfor no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. ⁴⁰For ⁱhe who is not against ⁷us is on ⁸our side. ^41jFor whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Warning About Hell

Matt. 18:6–9

^42k“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me ⁹to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. ^43lIf your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life ¹maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to ²hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—⁴⁴³where

^m‘Their worm does not die

And the fire is not quenched.’

⁴⁵And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into ⁴hell, ⁵into the fire that shall never be quenched—⁴⁶where

ⁿ‘Their worm does not die

And the fire is not quenched.’

⁴⁷And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into ⁶hell fire—⁴⁸where

^o‘Their worm does not die

And the ^pfire is not quenched.’

Tasteless Salt is Worthless

⁴⁹“For everyone will be ^qseasoned with fire, ^rand ⁷every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. ^50sSalt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? ^tHave salt in yourselves, and ^uhave peace with one another.”