Mat 17:23 | KingComments | STEP | The fame of the Lord gives Him a great following. Many gather together around Him. However, he does not want to be honored for His miracles, but for Who He is. Therefore He speaks for the second time about His suffering, death and resurrection. In the first announcement he speaks about what the Jews will do to Him ( ). Here He speaks about what “men”, the nations, will do to Him, the Son of Man. His communication of His suffering causes sadness in His disciples. It shows their love for Him. But their sadness also shows that they think only of his death and not of his resurrection. They can’t understand the resurrection and therefore they pass it by.

‏ Matthew 17:23

Second Announcement of Suffering

The fame of the Lord gives Him a great following. Many gather together around Him. However, he does not want to be honored for His miracles, but for Who He is. Therefore He speaks for the second time about His suffering, death and resurrection. In the first announcement he speaks about what the Jews will do to Him (Mt 16:21). Here He speaks about what “men”, the nations, will do to Him, the Son of Man.

His communication of His suffering causes sadness in His disciples. It shows their love for Him. But their sadness also shows that they think only of his death and not of his resurrection. They can’t understand the resurrection and therefore they pass it by.