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A Deliberate Sacrifice
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that Jesus knew the specific, humiliating details of his suffering in advance. He wasn't a surprised victim but a deliberate Savior who foresaw being mocked, spat upon, and handed to the Gentiles, yet still chose this path out of love for his people.
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Luke
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 18:31–33
18th Century
Theologian
By the prophets. Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament.
Son of …
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 18:32
19th Century
Bishop
He shall be delivered unto the Gentiles.—The words are nearly the same as in the other Gospels, but the spitefully e…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 18:31–33
19th Century
Preacher
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…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 18:32
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…
John Gill
On Luke 18:32
17th Century
Pastor
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles
As he was by the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, to Pilate, the Roma…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 18:31–34
17th Century
Minister
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…