They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
Parallel translations
- WEB and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
- KJV And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
- NKJV and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful.
- NASB and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.
- NLT He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
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Quick answer
Jesus says he will be killed and raised on the third day, and the disciples are deeply grieved. They hear the death but seem to miss the promise of resurrection.
Overview
The prediction joins crucifixion and resurrection together, the heart of the gospel. Yet the disciples respond only with sorrow, not yet grasping the hope of his rising. Their grief shows how hard it was to accept a suffering Messiah, and it magnifies the comfort the resurrection would later bring.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 53:10–12Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Matt 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Zech 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
- Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
- Isa 53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Ps 22:22–31I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
- John 16:6Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
- John 16:20–22Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- John 2:19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- Ps 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- 1 Cor 15:3–4For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Acts 2:23–31He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Dan 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
- Ps 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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