They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
Parallel translations
- WEB They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
- KJV And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
- BSB They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
- NASB and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise.”
- NLT They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.”
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Quick answer
He will be scourged and killed, but on the third day rise again. The cross is real, yet resurrection is certain.
Overview
Jesus completes the prediction with his scourging, death, and resurrection on the third day. The detailed accuracy underscores that his death is a deliberate, foreknown act of obedience. The promise of rising again holds out the hope of victory beyond the cross, the heart of the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Luke 24:7saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
- 1 Cor 15:3–4For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Luke 24:21But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
- Matt 27:63saying, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- 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.
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