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Mark 10:43

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 10:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
Mark 10:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
40but to sit on my right hand or on [my] left hand is not mine to give; but [it is for them] for whom it hath been prepared.
41And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.
42And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.
43But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
44and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
45For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
46And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But so shall it not be among you, etc..] Or “so let it not be”, as in many copies; or as the Persic version renders it, “it ought not to be so among you”; such a lordly spirit does not become you; this is heathenish: but whosoever will be great among you shall be, as in Matthew “let him”, (<402026>Matthew 20:26), be your minister. This was just the reverse of what the two disciples were seeking for; they were indeed for being ministers but then they were for being prime ministers of state; and would have had all the rest subject to them and attendants on them to be sent out and employed as they should think fit: whereas the only way to preferment and greatness in Christ's kingdom, or rather…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 20:20-28. Mark 10:35 And James and John ...came unto him - They did this through the instrumentality of their mother. They did not come in “person,” but they got their mother to make the request for them. Compare the notes at Matthew 20:20. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“so: Joh 18:36; Rom 12:2 whosoever: Mar 9:35; Mat 20:26, Mat 20:27, Mat 23:8-12; Luk 9:48, Luk 14:11, Luk 18:14; Joh 13:13-18; Co1 9:19-23; Gal 5:13; Pe1 5:5, Pe1 5:6 Mark 10:45”
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