Mark 9:33-37

Christian Standard Bible

Who Is the Greatest?

³³ They^(A) came to Capernaum.^(B) When he was in the house,^(C) he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?”^{(D) 34} But they were silent,^(E) because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.^{(F) 35} Sitting down, he called the Twelve^(G) and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”^{(H) 36} He took a child,^(I) had him stand among them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, ³⁷ “Whoever welcomes^[a] one little child such as this in my name^(J) welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent^(K) me.”^(L)