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Andκαὶsitting down,καθίσαςhe calledἐφώνησενthe Twelveτοὺς δώδεκαandκαὶsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“IfΕἴanyoneτιςwantsθέλειto beεἶναιfirst,πρῶτοςhe will beἔσταιlastἔσχατοςof allπάντωνandκαὶservantδιάκονοςof all.”πάντων
Mark 9:35
Study it in the app“And sitting down, he called the Twelve and says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 9:35, word by word
- sitting downκαθίσαςkathisas
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisas” appears- he calledἐφώνησενephōnēsen
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “ephōnēsen” appears- the Twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
the Twelve
"The Twelve": Jesus' twelve apostles.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- wantsθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- firstπρῶτοςprōtos
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears- lastἔσχατοςeschatos
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatos” appears- servantδιάκονοςdiakonos
servant
One who serves others.
Where else “diakonos” appears
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Mark 9:33-37
33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he was asking them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they were silent; for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And sitting down, he called the Twelve and says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” 36And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me.”
1At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he set him in their midst 3and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.
46And a reasoning arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest. 47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set it beside himself, 48and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all, this one is great.”
The context
34But they were silent; for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
35 · This verse (above)
36And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
To study Mark 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy's father say to Jesus, and how did Jesus answer him (vv. 22–24)?
2. What it means
How does Jesus respond when the disciples argue about who is greatest (vv. 33–37)?
3. How I live it
The father said, “I believe; help my unbelief” (v. 24). What doubt of yours can you bring to him honestly?