Mark 10:43

43 But it should not be that way among you. Whoever wants to become great among you must serve the rest of you like a servant.

Mark 10:43 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:43

But so shall it not be among you
Or "so let it not be", as in many copies; or as the Persic version renders it, "it ought not to be so among you"; such a lordly spirit does not become you; this is heathenish:

but whosoever will be great among you shall be,
as in Matthew "let him", ( Matthew 20:26 ) , be

your minister.
This was just the reverse of what the two disciples were seeking for; they were indeed for being ministers but then they were for being prime ministers of state; and would have had all the rest subject to them and attendants on them to be sent out and employed as they should think fit: whereas the only way to preferment and greatness in Christ's kingdom, or rather Gospel church state, is to labour, in the work, of the ministry more abundantly than others; to take great pains and endure great hardships in order to bring great glory to God, and do great good to the souls of men; (See Gill on Matthew 20:26).

Mark 10:43 In-Context

41 When the other ten followers heard this, they began to be angry with James and John.

42 Jesus called them together and said, "The non-Jewish people have rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people, and their important leaders love to use all their authority.

43 But it should not be that way among you. Whoever wants to become great among you must serve the rest of you like a servant.

44 Whoever wants to become the first among you must serve all of you like a slave.

45 In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people."