Mark 9:33-50
33aAnd they came to Capernaum; and when He 1was in bthe house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they kept silent, for on the way athey had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35And sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “aIf anyone wants to be first, 1he shall be last of all and servant of all.” 36And taking a child, He set him 1before them. And taking him in His arms, He said to them, 37“aWhoever receives 1one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me.”
Warnings About Discipleship
38aJohn said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and bwe tried to hinder him because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40“aFor he who is not against us is 1for us. 41“For awhoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you are of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
42“aAnd whoever causes one of these 1little ones who believe to stumble, it 2would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he 3had been cast into the sea. 43“aAnd if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into 1,bhell, into the cunquenchable fire, 441[and where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 45“And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into 1,ahell, 461[and where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 47“aAnd if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into 1,bhell, 48awhere their worm does not die, and bthe fire is not quenched.