What does Jesus mean by “all things written by the prophets shall be accomplished”?

When Jesus says that all things written by the prophets about the Son of man will be accomplished, he is showing that his suffering and death are not an accident. They are part of God’s plan that had already been written long before. The prophets had spoken about the Messiah being rejected, mocked, abused, and even killed, as well as about his later glory. Jesus is telling the disciples that these hard things are exactly what God said would happen, and that he is willingly walking into them so that Scripture will be fulfilled.

Why does Jesus say he will be delivered to the Gentiles?

Jesus says he will be delivered to the Gentiles because his own leaders will hand him over to the Roman governor and soldiers. The Jewish chief priests and elders accuse him, but they do not carry out the execution themselves. Instead, they pass him into the hands of Gentile rulers who mock him, beat him, and finally put him to death. This shows how deep the rejection is: both his own people and the nations take part in his suffering, just as the Scriptures had described.

What is the meaning of Jesus being mocked, spit on, and scourged?

The mocking, spitting, and scourging show the deep shame and contempt poured on Jesus. He is not only killed but also treated with open disrespect and cruelty. People laugh at him, insult him, spit in his face, and whip his back. This fulfills what had been written about God’s servant being abused and not hiding his face from shame and spitting. It highlights how low Jesus was willing to go, taking on the dishonor that sinners deserve, before he is raised again on the third day.

Why did the disciples understand none of these things Jesus said?

The disciples did not understand because what Jesus described clashed with what they expected. They were looking for a Messiah who would rule in power and bring visible success, not one who would be humiliated and killed. Even though Jesus spoke plainly, their minds were fixed on ideas of glory without suffering. Because of this, his words seemed confusing and even impossible to them. The passage says the saying was hidden from them, showing how strong their blind spots were and how hard it is to accept a suffering Savior.

What does “this saying was hid from them” tell us about the disciples?

The line that the saying was hidden from them shows that the disciples’ problem was not just lack of intelligence. Their hearts and hopes were so set on a certain picture of the Messiah that they could not receive what Jesus was really saying. They had heard Scripture about his glory, but they had missed or pushed aside the parts about his suffering. So even when Jesus clearly spoke of being mocked, killed, and rising again, it did not sink in. Their expectations acted like a veil over their understanding.

Why is it important that Jesus adds “the third day he shall rise again”?

Jesus always joins his suffering and death with the promise that he will rise on the third day. This shows that the cross is not the end of the story. His resurrection takes away the final terror of his death and turns shame into honor. He wants his disciples to know that even though he will be mocked, beaten, and killed, God will raise him up. The same Scriptures that speak of his suffering also point to his glory afterward, and the third-day rising is the clear sign that his mission truly succeeds.

How does this passage show the link between Scripture and Jesus’ suffering?

This passage makes it clear that Jesus’ suffering is tied directly to what had already been written. He says that everything written by the prophets about the Son of man will be fulfilled in what is about to happen in Jerusalem. That includes his being handed over to Gentiles, mocked, abused, scourged, killed, and then raised. His obedience, even to such shameful treatment, shows his desire that not one word of God’s plan should fail. It helps us see his death and rising as the careful working out of God’s earlier promises.

How can this passage help believers when they face hardship?

This passage reminds believers that God’s plan can include suffering before glory. Jesus walks knowingly into pain, not because he enjoys it, but because it is part of God’s good purpose and leads to resurrection. When followers of Jesus face mockery, trouble, or loss, this scene can steady them. It shows that hard paths do not mean God has lost control. Instead, God often works through what seems shameful or weak. Like the disciples, we may not understand at first, but we can trust that God fulfills his word in the end.

Luke.18.31

Luke 18:31

KJV Jesus

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.

The Third Prediction of the Passion

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.

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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