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MATTHEW 20:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 20:17Matt 20:19
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,”
See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death. The third passion prediction names the agents of the condemnation for the first time: the chief priests and scribes. The delivered over (paradidomi) is the word of betrayal — the delivering that Judas will perform and that the Father will use for the atonement (Romans 8:32).

Church Fathers on Matthew 20:18

The Lord leaving Galilee, did not go up straightway to Jerusalem, but first wrought miracles, refuted the Pharisees, and taught the disciples concerning perfection of life, and its reward; now when about to go up to Jerusalem, He again speaks to them of His passion.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Hom., lxv

Judas was yet among the twelve; for he was perhaps still worthy to hear in private along with the rest the things which his Master should suffer.

Origen · 3rd century

For the salvation of men entirely rests upon Christ’s death; nor is there any thing for which we are more bound to render thanks to God, than for His death. He imparted the mystery of His death to His disciples for this reason, namely, because the more precious treasure is ever committed to the more worthy vessels. Had the rest heard of the passion of Christ, the men might have been troubled because of the weakness of their faith, and the women because of the tenderness of…

Pseudo-Chrysostom · 5th century
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