Matthew 17:22-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 17:22-23

Christ here foretels his own sufferings; he began to do it before (Matt. 16:21); and, finding that it was to his disciples a hard saying, he saw it necessary to repeat it. There are some things which God speaketh once, yea twice, and yet man perceiveth it not. Observe here, 1. What he foretold concerning himself?that he should be betrayed and killed. He perfectly knew, before, all things that should come to him, and yet undertook the work of our redemption, which greatly commends his love;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 17:22

And while they abode in Galilee ,.... Munster's Hebrew Gospel reads it וכשהלכו , "and while they were walking in Galilee", for they passed through it, when they departed from hence; see Mark 9:30 and as they were going to Capernaum, and so onward, to the coasts of Judea, in order to be at Jerusalem at the feast of the passover; where, and when, Christ was to suffer: and observing that the time of his death drew nigh, he inculcates it again to his disciples a third time, that they might... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 17:23

And they shall kill him ,.... Put him to death, with the death of the cross; for the angels in rehearsing these words, affirm, that Christ told his disciples at this time, and in this place, whilst they were in Galilee, that he should be crucified, Luke 24:7 . And the third day he shall be raised again : this he said for their comfort; and it is observable, that when Christ speaks of his rising again, he makes mention of the exact time, the third day, on which he should rise, according... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:22

They abode in Galilee - Lower Galilee, where the city of Capernaum was. The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men - Μελλει - παραδιδοσθαι εις χειρας - The Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands, etc. I am fully of the mind of two eminent critics, Grotius and Wakefield, that παραδιδοσθαι should be here translated delivered, or delivered up, not betrayed; and that the agency, in this case, should be referred to God, not to Judas. Jesus was delivered up, by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:23

They were exceeding sorry - Since the conversation on the mount, with Moses and Elijah; Peter, James, and John could have no doubt that their Lord and Master must suffer, and that it was for this end he came into the world; but, while they submitted to the counsel of God, their affection for him caused them to feel exquisite distress. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 17:22

Verse 22 Matthew 17:22.And while they remained in Galilee. The nearer that the time of his death approached, the more frequently did Christ warn his disciples, lest that melancholy spectacle might give a violent shock to their faith. It was shortly after the miracle had been performed that this discourse was delivered; for Mark says that he went from that place to Galilee, in order to spend there the intervening time in privacy; for he had resolved to come to Jerusalem on the day of the annual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:22

While they abode ( ἀναστρεφομε ì νων, went to and fro ; conversantibus, Vulgate) in Galilee. After some weeks spent in the extreme north, Jesus and his disciples had returned secretly to Galilee ( Mark 9:30 ), and were approaching the neighborhood of Capernaum. The privacy was connected with the special instruction which he was now giving to his disciples. The Son of man shall be betrayed … men. There is a reference to the preparation thus mercifully afforded to the twelve... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:22-23

Second official announcement of the Passion and Resurrection . ( Mark 9:30-32 ; Luke 9:43-45 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:22-27

Return to Galilee. I. REITERATED PREDICTIONS OF THE COMING PASSION . 1 . The Lord alone with the twelve . He returns to Galilee, but no longer for teaching. He revisits the old familiar spots with the shadow of death closing round him. He was not followed by multitudes as of old. He "passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it" ( Mark 9:30 ). He confined his teaching to the little circle of his apostles. He sought to prepare them for the awful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 17:22-27

Greatness in submission The originality of Jesus meets us at every turn. The men of this world seek greatness in self-assertion and resistance—by force and cunning. Christ exhibits it in condescension and patience. I. THE GREATNESS OF JESUS IS SEEN IN HIS PASSION . 1 . His submission there was voluntary . (a) It was predicted. He was perfectly conversant with the prophets. (b) He enlarged upon their anticipations. How circumstantial are his words (see ... read more

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