What Does “Prior” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
The one who leads a convent or monastery, or the one who is second after the abbot.
It can mean
- A woman: is called a “prioress.”
- Why they obey: religious promise obedience, to be like Jesus. He said to the Father: not what I will, but what you will.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 14:36
What the Bible says
Mark 14:36
And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “prior” and “priora”; Catechism 915