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In Mark 9, Jesus teaches his disciples about leadership:
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to
be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Mark 9:35
Then, not too much later, he then makes a similar comment in a different context:
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or
brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me
and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this
present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and
fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Mark
10:29-31
Soon afterward, he gathers his disciples together, and teaches them the same thing about leadership again:
Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are
regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high
officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead,
whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and
whoever wants to be first must be slave of all." Mark 10:42-44
Why the repetition? Do these three references link together somehow as part of a larger unit or lesson, or is Jesus just opportunistically reinforcing his teaching from earlier?
