Mar 10:32-33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 10:32-34: 10:32-34 The disciples’ awe and the people’s fear cast a dark shadow over what lay ahead, given the hostility of the Jerusalem leaders toward Jesus (see 3:22-30 ; 7:1-13 ). Taking the disciples aside again, Jesus described the coming events in the greatest detail yet (see also 8:31 ; 9:31 ). He knew what was about to happen; what awaited him in Jerusalem was neither a tragedy nor fate, but God’s will (see 8:31-33 ; Acts 4:27-28 ). As the Son of God, Jesus had unique knowledge of his upcoming unique death as the Savior of the world.

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‏ Mark 10:32-33

Summary for Mark 10:32-34: 10:32-34 ^a The disciples’ awe and the people’s fear cast a dark shadow over what lay ahead, given the hostility of the Jerusalem leaders toward Jesus (see 3:22-30 ^b; 7:1-13 ^c). Taking the disciples aside again, Jesus described the coming events in the greatest detail yet (see also 8:31 ^d; 9:31 ^e). He knew what was about to happen; what awaited him in Jerusalem was neither a tragedy nor fate, but God’s will (see 8:31-33 ^f; Acts 4:27-28 ^g). As the Son of God, Jesus had unique knowledge of his upcoming unique death as the Savior of the world.
10:33 ^h The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were the human agents who fulfilled God’s purpose through their hatred of Jesus.

• They did not have the right of capital punishment (John 18:31 ⁱ), so they had to hand Jesus over to the Romans to carry out the actual execution.