34 But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way about who was greatest. 35 And he sat down and[a] called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a young child and[b] had him stand among them.[c] And taking him in his arms, he said to them,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:35 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Mark 9:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Mark 9:36 Literally “in the midst of them”