Once again Jesus warns His disciples of what is going to happen to Him but they find His words too difficult to accept. They go completely against all their expectations of the promised Messiah, whom they now recognise Jesus to be. But they do not protest; they do not want to reveal their lack of understanding. A level of that misunderstanding is revealed in the dialogue which follows. "What were you arguing about on the road?" They did not dare to say because they had been debating over which of them was the greatest. Were they wondering which of them would become the leader after Jesus had been killed? Jesus' question is seriously embarrassing. They now have to learn the secret of real greatness. Greatness does not consist in being above or superior to other people. On the contrary, it is when, in love, one puts oneself totally at the service of others that one is really great. They only have to look at Jesus Himself as the perfect model.