But first (πρωτον δε). The second coming will be only after the Cross.

But first must he suffer many things.—See Notes on Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:22. The interposition of this pro…

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save thi…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: When our Lord said, The kingdom of God is within you, He wanted to prepare His disciples for…

Jesus continues the emphasis on the suddenness of the kingdom’s coming. “One of the days” probably refers to the initiation of the reign of the com…

But first must he suffer many things
By cruel mockings, spitting, buffeting, scourging, and, at last, death itself; …

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, established in the heart by the power of Divine g…