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Mark 9:35
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KJ21
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.”
ASV
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.
AMP
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.”
AMPC
And He sat down and called the Twelve [apostles], and He said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.
BRG
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.
CSB
Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”
CSBA
Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.’
CEB
He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.”
CJB
He sat down, summoned the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.”
CEV
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!”
DARBY
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.
DLNT
And having sat-down, He called the twelve. And He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all”.
DRA
And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:
ERV
Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must make others more important than themselves. They must serve everyone else.”
EASY
Jesus sat down. He told the 12 apostles to come to him. Then he said to them, ‘If you want to be the leader, make yourself less important than everyone else. You must become the servant of everyone.’
EHV
Jesus sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be the last of all and the servant of all.”
ESV
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.”
ESVUK
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.”
EXB
Jesus sat down and called ·the twelve apostles [the Twelve] to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be ·the most important [first] must be last of all and servant of all.”
GNV
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 unto all.
GW
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.”
GNT
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.”
HCSB
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.”
ICB
Jesus sat down and called the 12 apostles to him. He said, “If anyone wants to be the most important, then he must be last of all and servant of all.”
ISV
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.”
PHILLIPS
They were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about who should be the greatest. Jesus sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”
JUB
Then, sitting down, he called the twelve and said unto them, If anyone desires to be first, the same shall be last of all and servant of all.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
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.”
LEB
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.”
TLB
He sat down and called them around him and said, “Anyone wanting to be the greatest must be the least—the servant of all!”
MSG
He sat down and summoned the Twelve. “So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all.”
MEV
He sat down and called the twelve. And He said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
MOUNCE
And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
NOG
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.”
NABRE
Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”
NASB
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.”
NASB1995
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.”
NCB
Then he sat down, summoned the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he must become the last of all and the servant of all.”
NCV
Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must be last of all and servant of all.”
NET
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.”
NIRV
Jesus sat down and called for the 12 disciples to come to him. Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last. They must be the servant of everyone.”
NIV
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
NIVUK
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’
NKJV
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.”
NLV
Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”
NLT
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.”
NMB
And he sat down and called the twelve to him and said to them, If any man desires to be first, let him be last of all, and servant to all.
NRSVA
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’
NRSVACE
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’
NRSVCE
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”
NRSVUE
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”
NTFE
Jesus sat down and called the Twelve. “If you want to be first,” he said, “you must be last of all, and servant of all.”
OJB
And sitting down, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach called the Shneym Asar and says to them, If anyone wishes to be Rishon (First), he shall be Acharon (Last), and mesharet (minister, servant) of all.
RGT
And He sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant to all.”
RSV
And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
RSVCE
And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
TLV
Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be least of all and the servant of everyone.”
VOICE
He sat down with the twelve to teach them. Jesus: Whoever wants to be first must be last, and whoever wants to be the greatest must be the servant of all.
WEB
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.”
WE
He sat down and called the twelve disciples to him. He said, `The way to be first is to put yourself last and be a servant to the others.'
WYC
And he sat, and called the twelve, and said to them [and saith to them], If any man will be the first among you, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all [and minister, or servant, of all].
YLT
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.'
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