By the prophets. Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament.

Son of …

He shall be delivered unto the Gentiles.—The words are nearly the same as in the other Gospels, but the spitefully e…

Then 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…

St. Gregory the Great: The Savior, foreseeing that the hearts of His disciples would be troubled by His Passion, told them long…

In this prediction, Jesus for the first time mentions the Gentiles as his executors. Luke attributes the ignorance of the disciples (a theme much e…

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles
As he was by the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, to Pilate, the Roma…

The Spirit of Christ, in the Old Testament prophets, testified beforehand to his sufferings and the glory that would follow ([Reference 1 Peter 1:1…