Mat 20:19. Τοῖς ἔθνεσι, to the Gentiles) i.e. to the Roman nation, which was the chief of them all.-ἐμπαῖξαι, to be mocked) What ignominy! He had, on two previous occasions, foretold His passion less definitely: He now expressly mentions the stripes, the cross, etc., as in ch. Mat 26:2, He does the consummation, namely, His crucifixion.