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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
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the twelve disciples as He begins His final ascent to Jerusalem.
The words — The Greek verb ἀναβαίνομεν (anabainomen) literally means "we go up," denoting both the physical journey and the deliberate movement toward the site of the impending events.
The thread — The prediction of delivery to the chief priests and scribes for condemnation runs parallel to the suffering foretold in Matthew 16:21 and the conspiracy described in Matthew 27:1, while Acts 2:23 situates the event within divine foreknowledge.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that Jesus’ path to Jerusalem involves deliberate human condemnation preceding His resurrection.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
Cross-references
- 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.
- Acts 2:23 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Matthew 27:1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Matthew 17:22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
- Matthew 26:2 “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- Matthew 26:66 What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
- Acts 4:27 In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 22:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- Psalms 69:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.