...among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 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. 36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them : and when he had taken hirn in his arms,...

...Father." Humility is made the distinguishing character of His kingdom, here there is no room for ambition. If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all ; here there is no preferment, save that which the charity which seeketh not her own merits, the preferment...

...Lord a question to that effect, He sat down, called the twelve, and said unto them, " If any of you desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.".f. To impress and enforce this truth, our Lord then called a little child, did set him in the...

...Lord's injunction to the twelve, when they " had disputed among themselves which should be greatest." He said unto them, " If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all." (Mark ix. 35.) There were disputes about pre-eminence with regard to the Corinthian teachers ; and,...

...among themselves, who should be the greatest. M 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." w And he took a child," and set him in the midst of them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he...

...among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 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. 36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he...

...among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 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. 36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he...

...cross" (Philippians 2:7-8). And in doing so, He was modeling His own instruction to the disciples, "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all" (Mark 9:35). Is there a job in your home or office, church or community, for which you would rather...

...us that He did not come to be served but to serve. He taught that His followers should do as He did. "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all" (Mark 9:35). Again, how contrary this is to our society's view of success. We do not really understand...

...disputed among themselves who should be the greatest. 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." (Mark xx.33~35) On another occasion He said to them : "Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise...