Matthew 20:17
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
What it says
As Jesus goes up to Jerusalem, he takes the twelve aside and begins to speak privately.
What it is doing
Jesus turns from travel to private instruction for the twelve.
In context
17As 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.”