Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death^(A)

²¹ From that time on Jesus began to say plainly to his disciples, “I must go to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. I will be put to death, but three days later I will be raised to life.”

²³ who will kill him; but three days later he will be raised to life.”

The disciples became very sad.

¹⁹ and then hand him over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him; but three days later he will be raised to life.”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death^(A)

³¹ Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will rise to life.”

³¹ But they left and spread the news about Jesus all over that part of the country.

^33 (A)But those who reject me publicly, I will reject before my Father in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword^(B)

³⁴ “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

²² He also told them, “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will be raised to life.”

³¹ When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything. ³² So he called the servant in. ‘You worthless slave!’ he said. ‘I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to. ³³ You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.’