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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ καθίσας ἐφώνησεν τοὺς δώδεκα καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἴ τις θέλει πρῶτος εἶναι ἔσται πάντων ἔσχατος καὶ πάντων διάκονος.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai kathisas ephonesen tous dodeka kai legei autois* Ei tis thelei protos einai estai panton eskhatos kai panton diakonos.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et accipiens puerum statuit eum in medio eorum quem cum conplexus esset ait illis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
New King James Version   
And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
21st Century King James Version   
And He sat down, and called the twelve and said unto them, “If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all and servant of all.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And Yeshua sat down and he called the twelve and he said to them, “He who wants to be first shall be last, and the servant of every person.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
God's Word   
He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, "Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
International Standard Version   
So he sat down, called the Twelve, and told them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
NET Bible   
After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
New American Standard Bible   
Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."
New International Version   
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all."
New Living Translation   
He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, "Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Weymouth New Testament   
Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
The World English Bible   
He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jesus sat down. He told the 12 apostles to come to him. Then he said to them, ‘If you want to be the leader, make yourself less important than everyone else. You must become the servant of everyone.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'
New Life Version   
Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
And He sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant to all.”
The Voice Bible   
He sat down with the twelve to teach them. Jesus: Whoever wants to be first must be last, and whoever wants to be the greatest must be the servant of all.
Living Bible   
He sat down and called them around him and said, “Anyone wanting to be the greatest must be the least—the servant of all!”
New Catholic Bible   
Then he sat down, summoned the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he must become the last of all and the servant of all.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Then, sitting down, he called the twelve and said unto them, If anyone desires to be first, the same shall be last of all and servant of all.
Christian Standard Bible   
Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And He sat down and called the Twelve [apostles], and He said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all.
New Century Version   
Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must be last of all and servant of all.”
The Message   
He sat down and summoned the Twelve. “So you want first place? Then take the last place. Be the servant of all.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Jesus sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be the last of all and the servant of all.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”
New Matthew Bible   
And he sat down and called the twelve to him and said to them, If any man desires to be first, let him be last of all, and servant to all.
Good News Translation®   
Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And he sat, and called the twelve, and said to them [and saith to them], If any man will be the first among you, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all [and minister, or servant, of all].
New Testament for Everyone   
Jesus sat down and called the Twelve. “If you want to be first,” he said, “you must be last of all, and servant of all.”
Contemporary English Version   
After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, “If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
They were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about who should be the greatest. Jesus sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”
New American Standard Bible   
And sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
The Expanded Bible   
Jesus sat down and called ·the twelve apostles [the Twelve] to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be ·the most important [first] must be last of all and servant of all.”
Tree of Life Version   
Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be least of all and the servant of everyone.”
Revised Standard Version   
And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
New International Reader's Version   
Jesus sat down and called for the 12 disciples to come to him. Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last. They must be the servant of everyone.”
BRG Bible   
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Complete Jewish Bible   
He sat down, summoned the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
He sat down and called the twelve disciples to him. He said, `The way to be first is to put yourself last and be a servant to the others.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And sitting down, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach called the Shneym Asar and says to them, If anyone wishes to be Rishon (First), he shall be Acharon (Last), and mesharet (minister, servant) of all.
Names of God Bible   
He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, “Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else.”
Modern English Version   
He sat down and called the twelve. And He said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must make others more important than themselves. They must serve everyone else.”
International Children’s Bible   
Jesus sat down and called the 12 apostles to him. He said, “If anyone wants to be the most important, then he must be last of all and servant of all.”
Lexham English Bible   
And he sat down and called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.”
New International Version - UK   
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And having sat-down, He called the twelve. And He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all”.