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Luke 18:31-33

King James Version (KJV)

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31. Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 32. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: 33. And they shall scourge [him], and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

Luke 18:31-33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 18:31

Theological / Devotional

We go up to Jerusalem. [Jesus Foretells His Death, Luke 18:31-34=Matt. 20:17-19=Mark 10:32-42. Major comment: Matthew.] Though the incident here recorded is commonly known as Jesus’ third announcement of His death, it is actually the sixth so far as the Gospel of Luke is concerned. The first two announcements came during the course of the six months of retirement following Jesus’ public rejection in Galilee (see ch. 9:22, 44), between the Passover of A.D. 30 and the Feast of Tabernacles in the same year. Subsequently, during the course of Luke’s extended account of the Peraean ministry (chs. 9:51 to 18:14), a phase of Christ’s ministry not reported by any of the other gospel writers (see on ch. 9:51), Luke records three additional instances in which Jesus referred, at least indirectly, to His imminent sufferings and death (see chs. 12:50; 13:33; 17:25). These three additional occasions came during the six months following the Feast of Tabernacles of A.D. 30.

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