Modern Translations New International VersionSitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all." New Living Translation He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” English Standard Version And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” Berean Study Bible 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.” New American Standard Bible And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” NASB 1995 Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all." NASB 1977 And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.” Amplified Bible Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all.” Christian Standard Bible Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Contemporary English Version After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, "If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!" Good News Translation Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all." GOD'S WORD® Translation He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, "Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else." International Standard Version So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." NET Bible After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Classic Translations King James BibleAnd he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. New King James Version And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” King James 2000 Bible And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. New Heart English Bible And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all." World English Bible He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all." American King James Version And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. American Standard Version And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. A Faithful Version And after sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all." Darby Bible Translation And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. English Revised Version And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. Webster's Bible Translation And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of all, and seruant vnto all. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And when he was set downe, he called the twelue to hym, and sayde vnto them: If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of al, & seruaut vnto al. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And he sat downe, and called the twolue, and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man wyl be the first, the same shal be the last of all, and the seruaunt of all. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And he sate doune and called the twelve vnto him and sayd to them: yf eny man desyre to be fyrst the same shalbe last of all and servaunt vnto all. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand having sat down He called the Twelve, and He says to them, “If any wills to be first, he will be last of all, and minister of all.” Berean Literal Bible And having sat down, He called the Twelve, and He says to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all." Young's Literal Translation and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, 'If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.' Smith's Literal Translation And having sat down, he called the twelve, and says to them, If any wish to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. Literal Emphasis Translation And having sat down, He called the twelve, and He says to them, If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and a servant of all. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all. Catholic Public Domain Version And sitting down, he called the twelve, and he said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be the last of all and the minister of all.” Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd Yeshua sat down and he called the twelve and he said to them, “He who wants to be first shall be last, and the servant of every person.” Lamsa Bible And Jesus sat down, and he called the twelve and said to them, He who wishes to be first, let him be the last of every man, and the minister of every man. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. Godbey New Testament And sitting down, He called the twelve; and says to them, Haweis New Testament And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all. Mace New Testament then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all. Weymouth New Testament Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Worrell New Testament And, sitting down, He called the twelve, and saith to them, Worsley New Testament So He sat down and called the twelve, and saith unto them,     |