Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
Parallel translations
- WEB He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- NASB Now He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
- NLT Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
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Quick answer
Jesus tells the Twelve they are going to Jerusalem, where all the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. His suffering is the planned climax of Scripture.
Overview
Jesus takes his disciples aside to foretell again his coming death and resurrection in Jerusalem. He frames it as the fulfillment of the prophets, showing that his passion is no accident but the outworking of God's redemptive plan. This roots the gospel in the whole sweep of Old Testament expectation.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 20:17–19As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
- Isa 53:1–12Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?
- Ps 22:1–31For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
- Mark 10:32–34They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.
- Matt 16:21From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
- Luke 24:44–46He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
- Luke 9:22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
- Luke 9:51It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,
- Zech 13:7“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
- Dan 9:26After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One shall be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end shall be with a flood, and even to the end shall be war; desolations are determined.
- Mark 8:30–31He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.
- Ps 69:1–36For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
- Luke 24:6–7He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
- Matt 17:22–23While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
- Mark 8:9Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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