Mark 9:35 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.`

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.

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.”

English CSB 2017 - 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.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

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.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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."

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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."

English GNT (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.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

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."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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."

English KJV 1611

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.

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.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus sat down and called for the Twelve to come to him. Then he said, "If you want to be first, you must be the very last. You must be the servant of everyone."

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

English NKJ 1982

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.”

He sat down and called the twelve disciples over to him. Then he said, "Anyone who wants to be the first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples to come around him, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be content to be last and become a servant to all.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He sat down and called them around him and said, “Anyone wanting to be the greatest must be the least—the servant of all!“

English Tyndale 1537

And he sat down, and called the twelve unto him, and said to them: if any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant unto all.