Mark 9:34. But they held their peace. In shame and contusion. The thought of their heart had been perceived (Luke 9:47).

Who was the greater. The dispute was occasioned by the preference given to Peter, James, and John, rather than by the promise to Peter (Matthew 16:18-19). They probably thought that their rank now would determine their rank in the future kingdom. The question of Matthew 18:1, may have been put after the saying of the next verse and before the child was brought (Mark 9:36). In any case it was more humble than the dispute had been.

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