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Selected Verse: Mark 9:35 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 9:35 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all--that is, "let him be" such: he must be prepared to take the last and lowest place. See on Mar 10:42-45. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Servant (διάκονος)
Rev., minister. Probably from διώκω to pursue; to be the follower of a person; to attach one's self to him. As distinguished from other words in the New Testament meaning servant, this represents the servant in his activity; while δοῦλος, slave, represents him in his condition or relation as a bondman. A διάκονος, may be either a slave or a freeman. The word deacon is an almost literal transcription of the original. See Phi 1:1; Ti1 3:8, Ti1 3:12. The word is often used in the New Testament to denote ministers of the gospel. See Co1 3:5; Eph 3:7; Th1 3:2, and elsewhere. Mark uses δοῦλος, in Mar 10:44. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Let him be the least of all - Let him abase himself the most. |
42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: