Matthew 20:17-19·~1 min
The Third Prediction of the Passion
On the way up to Jerusalem, Jesus takes the twelve aside and speaks plainly about what lies ahead. He will be handed over, condemned, mocked, flogged, crucified, and raised on the third day.
A17s Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said, 18“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 19and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
Section summaryJesus leads the twelve toward Jerusalem and tells them what awaits him there. He names arrest by the leaders, condemnation, Gentile abuse, crucifixion, and rising on the third day. The road to Jerusalem is already marked by suffering and vindication.
Role in the chapterThis brief movement shifts the chapter from kingdom parable to the path Jesus himself will take into suffering and resurrection.