Passage
But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
Mark 10:43 (KJV)
Nearby Context
Mark 10:41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
Mark 10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
Mark 10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
Mark 10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "shall", "whosoever", "great", and "minister". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "whosoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 42's "But Jesus called them to him and..." into verse 44's "And whosoever of you will be the...", so "shall" and "whosoever" 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 "whosoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.