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AndΚαὶas Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςwas going upἀναβαίνωνtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἱεροσόλυμαhe tookπαρέλαβενthe twelveτοὺς δώδεκαdisciplesμαθητὰςaside,κατ’ ἰδίανandκαὶonἐνthe wayτῇ ὁδῷhe saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς
Matthew 20:17
Study it in the app“And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:17, word by word
- as JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- was going upἀναβαίνωνanabainōn
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabainōn” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears- he tookπαρέλαβενparelaben
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “parelaben” appears- the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- asideἰδίανidian
privately
Away from the crowd, with a few or alone.
Where else “idian” appears- the wayὁδῷhodōi
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodōi” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears
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Matthew 20:17-19
17And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death 19and will hand him over to the nations to mock and flog and crucify him, and on the third day he will be raised.”
32And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him: 33“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the nations, 34and they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and after three days he will rise.”
31And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. 32For he will be handed over to the nations, and he will be mocked and insulted and spit upon; 33and after flogging him, they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise.” 34And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
16So the last will be first, and the first last.”
17 · This verse (above)
18“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death
To study Matthew 20 in a group
1. What it says
How much did the vineyard owner pay the workers, both those hired in the morning and those in the evening (vv. 9–10)?
2. What it means
What does the owner's reply teach: “Is your eye evil because I am good?” (v. 15)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever wants to be great must serve (vv. 26–28). Whom can you serve today expecting nothing back?