Mark 9:33-34 compared with Matthew 16:18-19

[Cody]

Depending how one takes these two passages, they appear to somewhat contradict each other. Mark’s Jesus seems to make the disciples equal here, where Matthew’s Jesus makes Peter the premier disciple.
How are they reconciled?

 

[Todd_Easton]

Mark 9:33-35 does not say that all disciples are equal but that those who desire positions of authority in the Church must serve those under them; the one who seeks authority of the first rank must be the servant of all. This is one of the reasons why the pope, the vicar of Christ, is also called the servant of the servants of God. See parallel passage in Matthew 20:25-28.

 

[anthony022071]

Peter was first among equals. He was the first to recognize Jesus as the Messiah,the Son of God.

 

[SyCarl]

I have no problem with these 2 passages. Leaving out prt of a statement doesn’t cause a contradiction. What I find difficult to reconcile is Luke 22:24. Why were the Apostles still arguing about who was the greatest after the Last Supper.

And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater.
(Luke 22:24)

 

[NotWorthy]

I have no problem with these 2 passages. Leaving out prt of a statement doesn’t cause a contradiction. What I find difficult to reconcile is Luke 22:24. Why were the Apostles still arguing about who was the greatest after the Last Supper.

Because they still didn’t get it, as the three show in Gethsemane, as Peter shows at the charcoal fire, and as most of the rest of them show when they don’t follow him to Calvery.

I still don’t think they got it until Pentecost. Just as Jesus is fixing to ascend into heaven, they’re still asking him, “Master, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” (paraphrase).

BTW, Thanks CAF for adding a spell-checker to the Forums!!!

I don’t Luke quiet as dumb as eye used two!!!