Mark 10:43 (GNV)

Passage

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:41 And when the ten heard that, they began to disdaine at Iames and Iohn.

Mark 10:42 But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayd to them, Ye know that they which are princes among the Gentiles, haue domination ouer them, and they that be great among them, exercise authoritie ouer them.

Mark 10:43 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.

Mark 10:44 And whosoeuer will be chiefe of you, shall be the seruant of all.

Mark 10:45 For euen the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the raunsome of many.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "whosoeuer", "great", and "seruant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "whosoeuer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "But Iesus called them vnto him and..." into verse 44's "And whosoeuer will be chiefe of you...", so "shall" and "whosoeuer" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "whosoeuer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.