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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.(A) 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.”(B) 36 Then he took a little child and put it among them, and taking it in his arms he said to them,(C) 37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”(D)

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True Greatness(A)

33 Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus[a] was at home, he asked the disciples,[b] “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they kept silent, because they had argued on the road with one another about who was the greatest.

35 So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and told them, 37 “Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:33 Lit. he
  2. Mark 9:33 Lit. them