And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
Parallel translations
- WEB As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
- BSB As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
- 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 10:32–34And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
- Matt 13:11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Acts 10:41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
- John 12:12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
- Luke 18:31–34Then 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.
- Matt 16:13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
- John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
- Gen 18:17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
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