Mark 9:30-37
Contemporary English Version
Jesus Again Speaks about His Death
(Matthew 17.22,23; Luke 9.43b-45)
30 Jesus left with his disciples and started through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know about it, 31 because he was teaching the disciples that the Son of Man would be handed over to people who would kill him. But three days later he would rise to life. 32 The disciples did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask.
Who Is the Greatest?
(Matthew 18.1-5; Luke 9.46-48)
33 Jesus and his disciples went to his home in Capernaum. After they were inside the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing about along the way?” 34 (A) They had been arguing about which one of them was the greatest, and so they did not answer.
35 (B) After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, “If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!”
36 Then Jesus asked a child to stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said, 37 (C) “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me.”
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Mark 9:30-37
The Message
30-32 Leaving there, they went through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know their whereabouts, for he wanted to teach his disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed to some people who want nothing to do with God. They will murder him. Three days after his murder, he will rise, alive.” They didn’t know what he was talking about, but were afraid to ask him about it.
So You Want First Place?
33 They came to Capernaum. When he was safe at home, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the road?”
34 The silence was deafening—they had been arguing with one another over who among them was greatest.
35 He sat down and summoned the Twelve. “So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all.”
36-37 He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in his arms, he said, “Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces me, and far more than me—God who sent me.”
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Marc 9:30-37
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Nouvelle annonce de la mort et de la résurrection de Jésus(A)
30 En partant de là, ils traversèrent la Galilée, mais Jésus ne voulait pas qu’on le sache. 31 Car il se consacrait à l’enseignement de ses disciples. Il leur disait : Le Fils de l’homme va être livré aux mains des hommes ; ils le feront mourir mais, trois jours après sa mort, il ressuscitera.
32 Eux, cependant, ne comprenaient pas ces paroles et ils avaient peur de lui demander des explications.
L’accueil des « petits »(B)
33 Ils arrivèrent à Capernaüm. Quand ils furent rentrés à la maison, Jésus leur demanda : De quoi avez-vous discuté en route ?
34 Mais ils se taisaient car, durant le trajet, ils avaient discuté pour savoir lequel d’entre eux était le plus grand.
35 Jésus s’assit, appela les Douze et leur dit : Si quelqu’un désire être le premier, qu’il se fasse le dernier de tous, et le serviteur de tous.
36 Puis il prit un petit enfant par la main, le plaça au milieu d’eux et, après l’avoir serré dans ses bras, il leur dit : 37 Si quelqu’un accueille, en mon nom, un enfant comme celui-ci, il m’accueille moi-même. Et celui qui m’accueille, ce n’est pas moi seulement qu’il accueille, mais aussi celui qui m’a envoyé.
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Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection
30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.”(A) 32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.(B)
Who Is the Greatest?
33 Then they came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.(C) 35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”(D) 36 Then he took a little child and put it among them, and taking it in his arms he said to them,(E) 37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”(F)
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