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Selected Verse: Mark 9:35 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 9:35 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he sat down [2523], and called [5455] the twelve [1427], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], If any man [1536] desire [2309] to be [1511] first [4413], the same shall be [2071] last [2078] of all [3956], and [2532] servant [1249] of all [3956]. |
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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 [1161] Jesus [2424] called [4341] them [846] to him, and saith [3004] unto them [846], Ye know [1492] that [3754] they which are accounted [1380] to rule [757] over the Gentiles [1484] exercise lordship [2634] over them [846]; and [2532] their [846] great ones [3173] exercise authority [2715] upon them [846].
43 But [1161] so [3779] shall it [2071] not [3756] be [2071] among [1722] you [5213]: but [235] whosoever [3739] [1437] will [2309] be [1096] great [3173] among [1722] you [5213], shall be [2071] your [5216] minister [1249]:
44 And [2532] whosoever [3739] [302] of you [5216] will [2309] be [1096] the chiefest [4413], shall be [2071] servant [1401] of all [3956].
45 For [1063] even [2532] the Son [5207] of man [444] came [2064] not [3756] to be ministered unto [1247], but [235] to minister [1247], and [2532] to give [1325] his [846] life [5590] a ransom [3083] for [473] many [4183].
44 And [2532] whosoever [3739] [302] of you [5216] will [2309] be [1096] the chiefest [4413], shall be [2071] servant [1401] of all [3956].
2 And [2532] sent [3992] Timotheus [5095], our [2257] brother [80], and [2532] minister [1249] of God [2316], and [2532] our [2257] fellowlabourer [4904] in [1722] the gospel [2098] of Christ [5547], to [1519] establish [4741] you [5209], and [2532] to comfort [3870] you [5209] concerning [4012] your [5216] faith [4102]:
7 Whereof [3739] I was made [1096] a minister [1249], according [2596] to the gift [1431] of the grace [5485] of God [2316] given [1325] unto me [3427] by [2596] the effectual working [1753] of his [846] power [1411].
5 Who [5101] then [3767] is [2076] Paul [3972], and [1161] who [5101] is Apollos [625], but [235] [2228] ministers [1249] by [1223] whom [3739] ye believed [4100], even [2532] as [5613] the Lord [2962] gave [1325] to every man [1538]?
12 Let [2077] the deacons [1249] be [2077] the husbands [435] of one [3391] wife [1135], ruling [4291] their children [5043] and [2532] their own [2398] houses [3624] well [2573].
8 Likewise [5615] must the deacons [1249] be grave [4586], not [3361] doubletongued [1351], not [3361] given [4337] to much [4183] wine [3631], not [3361] greedy of filthy lucre [146];
1 Paul [3972] and [2532] Timotheus [5095], the servants [1401] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], to all [3956] the saints [40] in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424] which are [5607] at [1722] Philippi [5375], with [4862] the bishops [1985] and [2532] deacons [1249]: