Bob Utley You Can Understand the Bible - Matthew 17:22 - 17:23

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Bob Utley You Can Understand the Bible - Matthew 17:22 - 17:23


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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Mat_17:22-23

 22And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; 23and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." And they were deeply grieved.

Mat_17:22

NASB     "while they were gathering together in Galilee"

NKJV     "while they were staying in Galilee"

NRSV     "as they were gathering in Galilee"

TEV      "when the disciples all came together in Galilee"

NJB      "one day when they were together in Galilee"

There is a Greek manuscript variation at this point. The ancient manuscripts à , and B and the Greek text used by Origen have "all came together," while C, D, L & W have "abode." The first term was misunderstood by early scribes and changed to the more familiar text. The reason the twelve were divided into four groups of three was that they took turns traveling with Jesus and returning home for brief periods to check on their families. This verse speaks of the disciples and Jesus meeting at a certain place.

Mat_17:22-23 "the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; and they will kill Him, and He will be raised again on the third day" Jesus showed His prophetic insight about His suffering and death (cf. Mat_16:21 ff; Mat_17:9; Mat_17:12; Joh_10:11; Joh_10:15; Joh_10:17-18). Jesus was beginning to lay the foundation for the disciples'understanding of what was going to occur during the last week of His life. From this passage we learn that Jesus would be turned over to the Gentiles (i.e., the Romans, cf. Mat_20:19).

Mat_17:23 "and they were deeply grieved" Both of the Gospel parallels in Mark (Mar_9:32) and Luke (Luk_9:45) add that they did not understand but were afraid to ask. It is amazing that the Sanhedrin understood Jesus' prediction about His resurrection but the disciples were absolutely surprised by His appearance in the upper room (cf. Luk_24:36-38).