Verses 33-34
The following chart shows the greater detail of this prediction and the fulfillment in the passion narrative compared with the previous two predictions. [Note: Adapted from Taylor, p. 436.]
| First prediction 8:31-9:29 | Second prediction 9:30-10:31 | Third prediction 10:32-52 | Passion narrative 14:1-15:47 | ||
| 1. | Handing over to the Sanhedrin | (Mark 9:31) | Mark 10:33 | Mark 14:53 | |
| 2. | Condemnation by the Sanhedrin | (Mark 8:31) | Mark 10:33 | Mark 14:64 | |
| 3. | Handing over to the Romans | Mark 10:33 | Mark 15:1 | ||
| 4. | Mocking, spitting, and scourging | Mark 10:34 | Mark 14:64; Mark 15:15-20 | ||
| 5. | Execution | Mark 8:31 | Mark 9:31 | Mark 10:34 | Mark 15:24; Mark 15:37 |
| 6. | Resurrection | Mark 8:31; Mark 9:9 | Mark 9:31 | Mark 10:34 | Mark 16:1-8 |
Since there is such a remarkable correspondence between these predictions and their fulfillment in the passion narrative, some commentators believed Jesus could not have predicted them. [Note: E.g., Nineham, p. 278.] Still even without divine foresight Jesus could have anticipated what awaited Him in Jerusalem. He knew the depth of the religious leaders’ antagonism, and He understood the Old Testament prophecies of Messiah’s career (cf. Psalms 22:6-8; Isaiah 50:6; Isa_52:13 to Isa_53:12).
"’Jerusalem’ is a place of danger and condemnation to death [in Mark]. Jesus’ enemies are at home here, and from here scribes and Pharisees come to Galilee to attack him and his disciples. And the ’Temple,’ the house of God’s presence and the seat of the religious authorities’ power, is a place of intense conflict: Prior to his passion, Jesus’ last great confrontation with the religious authorities occurs here." [Note: Kingsbury, p. 4.]
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