Focused Passage

Mark 9:33-37

Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship

Mark 9 moves from the revelation of Jesus' glory on the mountain, to the weakness and unbelief exposed below, to the second passion prediction, to correction of the disciples' ambition and sectarianism, and finally to severe teaching on holiness, stumbling, hell, salt, and peace.

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33 Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

34 But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

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.”

36 Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they came ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Capernaum Καφαρναούμ G2584 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction While [Jesus] was γενόμενος G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular He asked ἐπηρώτα G1905 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular were you discussing διελογίζεσθε G1260 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural on ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular way ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 34

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural they were silent ἐσιώπων G4623 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction on ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular way ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular they had been arguing about διελέχθησαν G1256 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural which [of them was] τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular [the] greatest μείζων G3173 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Verse 35

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Sitting down καθίσας G2523 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] called ἐφώνησεν G5455 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural If Εἴ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular wants θέλει G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to be εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active first πρῶτος G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular he must be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular [the] last ἔσχατος G2078 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] servant διάκονος G1249 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 36

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv λαβὼν G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular He had ἔστησεν G2476 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a little child {stand} παιδίον G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition among μέσῳ G3319 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Taking [the child] in His arms ἐναγκαλισάμενος G1723 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular He said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 37

Original words

Whoever Ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle welcomes δέξηται G1209 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural of these τοιούτων G5108 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural little children παιδίων G3813 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular name ὀνόματί G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular welcomes δέχεται G1209 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle welcomes δέχηται G1209 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular welcomes δέχεται G1209 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular not only οὐκ G3756 Adverb Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction the [One] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular who sent ἀποστείλαντά G649 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

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