Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 18:32

"For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:" — Luke 18:32 (ASV)

In this prediction, Jesus for the first time mentions the Gentiles as his executors. Luke attributes the ignorance of the disciples (a theme much emphasized by Mark) to what is apparently a supernatural withholding of understanding (v.34; 24:16).