Mark 9:35
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.”
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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.
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.
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loading…Original language & word study
19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| καθίσας | kathisas | having sat down | G2523 → |
| ἐφώνησεν | ephōnēsen | He called | G5455 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| δώδεκα | dōdeka | Twelve | G1427 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| λέγει | legei | He says | G3004 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| εἴ | ei | If | G1487 → |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 → |
| θέλει | thelei | desires | G2309 → |
| πρῶτος | prōtos | first | G4413 → |
| εἶναι, | einai | to be, | G1511 → |
| ἔσται | estai | he will be | G1510 → |
| πάντων | pantōn | of all | G3956 → |
| ἔσχατος | eschatos | last | G2078 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πάντων | pantōn | of all | G3956 → |
| διάκονος. | diakonos | servant. | G1249 → |
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