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He took the twelve aside, and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
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Commentators stress that Jesus framed his impending suffering not as a tragedy, but as the fulfillment of God's plan. By stating that "all things that are written by the prophets...shall be accomplished," he affirmed that his journey to the cross was the culmination of promises made throughout the Old Testament, demonstrating God's sovereign control over history.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By the prophets. Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament.
Son of …
Took unto him (παραλαβων). Second aorist active participle of παραλαμβανω. Taking along with himself. So Mr 10:32.[Reference Matth…
19th Century
Anglican
Then he took unto him the twelve.—See Notes on Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32–34. St. Luke, like St. Mark, passe…
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Baptist
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…
Luke has already preserved various sayings that predict or foreshadow Jesus’ death (5:35; 9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32; 17:25). Once again Luke picks up …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he took unto him the twelve His twelve disciples, as the Ethiopic version expresses it; he took them aside from…
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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…
