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Luke 13:33
Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a Pharisee warning Him about Herod, declaring His fixed course toward Jerusalem. He speaks this during His final journey to the city, directly between His reply to Herod and His lament over Jerusalem.
The words — δεῖ (dei) means "it behooves" or "it is necessary," indicating divine obligation. πλὴν (plēn) translates as "nevertheless" or "but," marking a decisive pivot toward His appointed end.
The thread — The compulsion to travel to Jerusalem and face death there aligns with Luke 9:53, where the journey meets refusal, and Matthew 20:18, where He predicts His delivery to the chief priests in Jerusalem. Matthew 21:11 confirms the crowd's recognition of His prophetic identity tied to this destination.
Why it lands — The text states that a prophet's death in Jerusalem is a required pattern, not an accident of geography. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine necessity supersedes political threats and personal safety.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Luke 9:53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
- Matthew 21:11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Matthew 20:18 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
- John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- John 12:35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- Acts 13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
- John 11:9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
- John 11:54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.