Cross references

Mark 9:35

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Mark 9:35 BSB

Mark 9:35 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 20:25–28 (20 votes) and Luke 22:26 (16 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from Proverbs 13 to James 4.

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Which verses does Mark 9:35 point to?

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  1. But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, …

  2. Luke 22:2616 votes

    But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

  3. So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, …

  4. The greatest among you shall be your servant.

  5. But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

  6. Luke 18:149 votes

    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

  7. James 4:69 votes

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

  8. But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

  9. Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Which verses point to Mark 9:35?

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