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Luke 18:32
He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Twelve while traveling toward Jerusalem, announcing that prophetic writings concerning the Son of Man will soon be fulfilled.
The words — παραδοθήσεται (paradothēsetai) denotes being handed over or delivered, while ὑβρισθήσεται (hubristhēsetai) specifies violent insult or outrage.
The thread — The prediction of Gentile mockery aligns with the soldiers' ridicule in Luke 23:11 and echoes Isaiah 50:6 and Isaiah 53:3 regarding despised suffering.
Why it lands — The text records a future sequence of betrayal, Gentile contempt, and physical humiliation that the narrative in Luke 23:11 confirms. It demands acknowledgment that prophetic fulfillment operates through concrete historical suffering rather than abstract triumph.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
Cross-references
- Luke 23:11 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- Isaiah 52:14 Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
- Micah 5:1 Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
- Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Matthew 27:2 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.