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“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;
Mark 10:33 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.
  • KJV Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
  • BSB “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
  • NASB saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
  • NLT “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans.

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Quick answer

Jesus foretells his betrayal to the religious leaders, condemnation, and handing over to the Gentiles. He plainly announces the path of the cross awaiting him in Jerusalem.

Overview

This third passion prediction is the most specific, naming the chief priests, scribes, and Gentiles who will be involved. Jesus shows full awareness of and sovereignty over his coming death. The detail underscores that the cross is no accident but the deliberate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Matt 27:2and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
  • Matt 20:17–19As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
  • 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.
  • Mark 8:31He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
  • John 18:28They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
  • Acts 3:13–14The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.
  • Luke 18:31–33He 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.
  • Luke 23:21but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
  • Acts 20:22Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;
  • Acts 13:27For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
  • Jas 5:6You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
  • Matt 26:66What do you think?” They answered, “He is worthy of death!”
  • 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 15:1Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
  • John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”
  • Mark 14:64You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.
  • Mark 9:31For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”
  • Luke 23:1–2The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
  • 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 24:6–7He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,

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Christ at the center

Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

How Mark 10:33 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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