As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
Parallel translations
- WEB As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
- KJV And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
- NKJV Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them,
- NASB As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the road He said to them,
- NLT As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him.
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On the way up to Jerusalem, Jesus takes the twelve aside privately. He prepares them for what awaits him in the city.
Overview
Approaching Jerusalem for the final time, Jesus draws his disciples apart to give them his clearest prediction of his coming death and resurrection. This deliberate journey shows Jesus moving knowingly toward the cross, not being overtaken by events. It underscores that his suffering is the purposeful fulfillment of his mission.
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Cross-references · 8
- Mark 10:32–34As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
- Matt 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Acts 10:41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- John 12:12The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
- Luke 18:31–34Then 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.
- Matt 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
- Gen 18:17And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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