Mark 9:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 9:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 9:34 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 9:34 — KJV
“But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.”
— Mark 9:34 (KJV)
Mark 9:34 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 9:34
“He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.”
Shares key themes with Mark 9:34: peace, among, should
“For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Mark 9:34: peace, among, should
“Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. done...: Heb. diminished”
Shares key themes with Mark 9:34: way, among, should
“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh”
Shares key themes with Mark 9:34: way, among, should
“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”
Shares key themes with Mark 9:34: way, among, themselves
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