Mark 10:44

“And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Mark 10:44

And whosoeuer of you will bee the chiefest, shalbe seruant of all.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Mark chapter 10

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.
- Basic English Bible

and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
- Darby Bible

And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And whoever of you will be the chief, shall be servant of all.
- Webster's Bible

and whoever desires to be first among you must be the bondservant of all.
- Weymouth Bible

Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.
- World English Bible

and who euer wole be the firste among you, schal be seruaunt of alle.
- Wycliffe Bible

and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;
- Youngs Literal Bible

michael homan's comment on 2024-10-28 10:17:48:

story of Bartimeus has interesting parallels,reflecting when a person makes the move to know Jesus.

in the crowd of people,that are telling him to stop calling/reaching out,is likened to what the world does to people.

holding people back with all of its stuff. him taking off his cloak,would be like taking off the cloak of the world and disbelief

he Asked and Received his sight immediately...a new follower of Christ. his passport to Heaven

For a person to see for the first time to look at Jesus......

when the cloak is removed,and the eyes opened

that's who you will see

Shaunte's comment on 2022-04-17 08:51:20:

"They hung him high. They stretched him wide. He hung his head and for me He died...that's love! There is no greater love!"

Chris's comment on 2020-12-30 22:48:39:

1 Corinthians 3:15: "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire."

There is no inference to a 'purgatory' here. Purgatory as understood from the Roman Catholic teaching is: ""purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven". When a departed soul is 'not quite there yet' to make it to Heaven, because of some sin(s) preventing him, he needs to be in a place (a purgatory) of further thought & purification (a purging of sins) prior to his release. This is NOT in Scripture, it is RC teaching. And it's this type of teaching, even amongst non-RCs, that give a false impression that there will be a second chance at attaining Heaven & eternal life.

The verse you cite, speaks of a believer already in Heaven ("in that day" standing before God) when the revealing fire of God will try "every man's work, of what sort it is". We are saved by faith in the finished Work of Christ on the Cross, but what we have done in our faith & with our faith will come under Divine Scrutiny.

Some will finish their course well, having saving faith plus a life that has been a blessing to many & works done for the extension of God's Kingdom (i.e. works of value: gold, silver or precious stones). Others, will "still be saved, yet so as by fire" (i.e. he has done little or nothing by his faith = wood, hay or stubble, which are easily burned), but on the merits of his faith & Christ's Work for Him, he will get to Heaven "by the skin of his teeth", so to speak. See 1 Peter 4:18: "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" Let's not be content to "just getting into Heaven", but to live the Christian life & doing the things, that gives us an "abundant entrance".

So, yes, our 'dead works' will be burned up, but not in purgatory (which doesn't exist), but burned because it has not added to the community of believers, to the world without hope, or to God's Kingdom.

Bible Question's comment on 2020-12-30 17:10:08:

"Saved through fire" (purging fire=purgatorial fire) wherein our works are burned up=purgatory, thanks.

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit's comment on 2020-12-29 19:37:01:

Mark Chapter 3

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

Levi William Stanow's comment on 2020-12-29 08:00:29:

I love learning god's word

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