Mark 10:44

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
whosoever	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
of you	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
will	θέλῃ thelē	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
be	γίνομαι gínomai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate)
the chiefest	πρῶτος, prōtos	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — nominative singular masculine
shall be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
servant	δοῦλος. doulos	G1401	a slave (literal or figurative · noun — nominative singular masculine
of all	πάντων pantōn	G3956	all · adjective — genitive plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:32-45

Here is, I. Christ's prediction of his own sufferings; this string he harped much upon, though in the ears of his disciples it sounded very harsh and unpleasing. 1. See here how bold he was; when they were going up to Jerusalem, Jesus went before them, as the captain of our salvation, that was now to be made perfect through sufferings, Mar 10:32. Thus he showed himself forward to go on with his undertaking, even when he came to the hardest part of it. Now that the time was at hand, he said, Lo, I come; so far was he from drawing back, that now, more than ever, he pressed forward. Jesus went before them, and they were amazed. They began now to consider what imminent danger they ran themselves…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 10:41

When the ten heard it - See Mat 20:24-28.

John Gill on Mark 10:44

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest,.... Is desirous of the highest place and the greatest honour shall be servant of all: for the ministers of the Gospel are not only the servants of Christ Jesus, but also of the churches for his sake; and in serving them, they serve Christ: not that they are to be the servants of men and to take their instructions from them and act according to rules prescribed by them; or seek to please men for then they would not be the servants of Christ: but they become servants to all that they may win souls to Christ, and increase his churches, and enlarge his interest; and such as are most useful this way are the chiefest in the Gospel church state; they are…

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John Calvin on Mark 10:41-45

Mark 10:41-45 Matthew 20:24-27 Mark 10:41-45 Luke 22:24-27 24. And when the ten heard it, [659] they were displeased with the two brethren. 25. And Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles rule over them, and they who are great exercise authority over them. 26. It shall not be so among you: but whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; 27. And he that wishes to be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28. Even as the Son of man came not that he might be served, but that he might serve, and that he might give his life a ransom for many. 41. And when the ten heard it, they began to be displeased with James and John 42. And Jes…

The Church Fathers

And in another passage He says: "And whosoever of you is the greater, shall be your servant"
— Callistus I of Rome,

He erased the curse, he triumphed over death, he opened paradise. He struck down sin, he opened wide the vaults of the sky, he lifted our first fruits to heaven, he filled the whole world with godliness. He drove out error, he led back the truth, he made our firstfruits mount to the royal throne. He accomplished so many good deeds that neither I nor all humanity together could set them before your minds in words. Before he humbled himself, only the angels knew him. After he humbled himself, all human nature knew him. You see how his humbling of himself did not make him have less but produced countless benefits, countless deeds of virtue, and made his glory shine forth with greater brightness. God wants for nothing and has need of nothing. Yet, when he humbled himself, he produced such great good, increased his household, and extended his kingdom. Why, then, are you afraid that you will become less if you humble yourself?
— John Chrysostom, ON THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE NATURE OF GOD 8.46-47

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Dictionary and topics

Ambition · 49:11-13; — 49:11-13;
Example · CHRIST, OUR — CHRIST, OUR
Fellowship · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Humility · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Man · EQUALITY OF — EQUALITY OF

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:32-45

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:41

John Gill on Mark 10:44

John Calvin on Mark 10:41-45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:32-45

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:41

John Gill on Mark 10:44

John Calvin on Mark 10:41-45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 10:42-44