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Luke 18:33
They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples while traveling toward Jerusalem, delivering a third passion prediction immediately after describing His Gentile opposition. The disciples hear the announcement but lack comprehension, as the meaning remains hidden from them.
The words — μαστιγώσαντες (mastigōsantes) means "having flogged," and ἀποκτενοῦσιν (apoktenousin) means "they will kill." These Greek forms establish a fixed sequence of violent opposition followed by a third-day reversal.
The thread — Luke 24:7 quotes a later summary of this prediction, specifying delivery to sinful men, crucifixion, and a third-day resurrection. Matthew 16:21 records Jesus beginning to show the disciples this necessary journey to Jerusalem, while Matthew 27:63 notes the chief priests recalling His claim about rising after three days.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the predicted suffering and resurrection are fixed events, not optional outcomes. Readers must accept the sequence of rejection, death, and vindication even when the meaning remains hidden until fulfillment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
Cross-references
- Luke 24:7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
- 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 27:63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Luke 24:21 But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,