English Standard Version
Luke 18:31
31And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
Luke 18:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
Context of Luke 18:31
29And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life." And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. 33And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise."
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Παραλαβὼν δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ τελεσθήσεται πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα διὰ τῶν προφητῶν τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- he tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
- the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- we go upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
- writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
- concerning the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- shall be accomplishedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055
Cross-references for Luke 18:31
- Luke 9:22saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
- Luke 24:6He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
- Matthew 16:21From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
- Matthew 17:22As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,
- Matthew 20:17And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
- Mark 8:31And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.
- Mark 10:32And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
- Luke 24:44Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
- Isaiah 53:1Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
- Daniel 9:26And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
- Zechariah 13:7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
Commentaries on Luke 18:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Behold, we go up to Jerusalem - See the notes on this discourse, Matthew 20:17-19; (note), and Mark 10:32; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-33Verses 31-33 See the notes at Matthew 20:17-19. By the prophets - Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament. Son of man - The Messiah. They predicted that certain things would take place respecting the Messiah that was to come. See the Daniel 9:25-27 notes; Isaiah 53 notes. “These things,” Jesus said, would be accomplished “in him,” he being the Son of man, or the Messiah.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-34Verses 31-34 The Spirit of Christ, in the Old Testament prophets, testified beforehand his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, 1Pe 1:11. The disciples' prejudices were so strong, that they would not understand these things literally. They were so intent upon the prophecies which spake of Christ's glory, that they overlooked those which spake of his sufferings. People run into mistakes, because they read their Bibles by halves, and are only for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The death of Jesus fulfilled all the predictions of the Old Testament prophets. It was God's plan (Luke 24:25–26, 46; Acts 2:23; 3:18; 4:28). The main prophecy about the suffering Messiah is in Isaiah 52:13–53:12. Luke also refers to several Old Testament prophecies, including: Psalm 2 in Acts 4:25–26, Psalm 16 in Acts 2:25–28, Psalm 118:22 in Luke 20:17, and Isaiah 50:4–9 in Luke 18:32–33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. all written by the prophets concerning the Son of man ... be accomplished--showing how Christ Himself read, and would have us to read, the Old Testament, in which some otherwise evangelical interpreters find no prophecies, or virtually none, of the sufferings of the Son of man.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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