Marcos 9:35

35 Jesús se sentó y llamó a los doce discípulos y dijo:

Marcos 9:35 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:35

And he sat down
As their master, as one having authority; and in order to examine into this matter, and pass judgment upon it:

and called the twelve;
all the disciples, who though they might not be all engaged in this dispute, nor equally criminal, yet were all, possessed of the same notion; and therefore Christ calls them all unto him, what he had to say, being pertinent unto them all:

and saith unto them, if any man desire to be first;
to have the pre-eminence, and be in the chief place in the kingdom of the Messiah,

the same shall be last of all, and servant of all:
his pride and vanity shall be checked; his ambitious views shall be frustrated; instead of being first, he shall be last; and instead of having superior reverence and respect, he shall be debased, and treated with neglect and contempt; and instead of being the master over others, shall be the servant of all. Some copies read, "let him be"; and so the Persic version, "let him be last, and minister to every one"; and the Ethiopic thus, "let him subject himself to all, and be servant to all"; for the only way to preferment in Christ's kingdom, or in the Gospel dispensation, is humility and meekness, and performing the lowest services to all, with diligence and cheerfulness.

Marcos 9:35 In-Context

33 El más importante en el reino
Después de llegar a Capernaúm e instalarse en una casa, Jesús preguntó a sus discípulos:

34 Pero no le contestaron porque venían discutiendo sobre quién de ellos era el más importante.

35 Jesús se sentó y llamó a los doce discípulos y dijo:

36 Entonces puso a un niño pequeño en medio de ellos. Y, tomándolo en sus brazos, les dijo:

37 «Todo el que recibe de mi parte
a un niño pequeño como este me recibe a mí, y todo el que me recibe, no solo me recibe a mí, sino también a mi Padre, quien me envió».