The Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John are viewed by many as having been written independently of one another. When they agree, it is potentially significant. They may disagree on whether Jesus predicted his resurrection in a way that could, at least in theory, be understood at the time, without the benefit of hindsight (more on that in a moment). But they agree on Jesus predicting his death \u2013 indeed, both have Jesus say three times that \u201cthe Son of Man must\u2026\u201d in connection with this.<\/p>\n
Mark also adds Peter\u2019s response to Jesus\u2019 first such prediction: he rebukes him. Jesus then calls Peter \u201cSatan\u201d (Mark 8:31-33). It is unlikely that the church invented this story, but in order for it to be historical, Jesus must have predicted something that could have been controversial for Peter along these lines: death, suffering, rejection, or something of that sort at the very least. One can relate this as well to the vow at the last supper<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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