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Read›Mark›Chapter 10

The Request of James and John

Mark 10:44

In 9 translations

BSB
and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
KJV
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
WEB
Whoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.
ASV
and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
LSV
and whoever of you may will to become first, he will be servant of all;
YLT
and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;
DBY
and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
DRC
And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all.
GNV
And whosoeuer will be chiefe of you, shall be the seruant of all.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus read ἂν (“maybe”); Tregelles, Byzantine text read ἐὰν (“if”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ὑμῖν (“you”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑμῶν (“you”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read εἶναι (“to become”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γενέσθαι (“to become”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include ἐν (“among”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἂν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἂν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐὰν.
  • SBLGNT: ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι; Tregelles read ὑμῶν εἶναι; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῶν γενέσθαι.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος·
RP2018
καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος.
TR-Boyd
καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος.
SCR1894
και ος αν θελη υμων γενεσθαι πρωτος εσται παντων δουλος

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