Luke 9:22
What does Luke 9:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 9:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 9:22 means
Jesus plainly foretells that the Son of man must suffer, be rejected by elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise on the third day. This is the clearest announcement of the Passion so far: the Messiah’s course includes rejection and death, not victory by force. Jesus identifies the institutions that will oppose him—religious leaders—and promises resurrection, showing suffering is not the end but part of God’s redemptive plan. This sober revelation corrects Messianic expectations and prepares the disciples for the scandal of a suffering Savior who defeats death by rising again.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862saying--`It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes and be killed and the third day rise again.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Context
This verse follows the secrecy command (v.21) and serves as a theological turning point. After being named Messiah (v.20), Jesus defines what that role entails—contrary to common hopes. The prediction reshapes the disciples’ understanding and leads into instructions on discipleship and self-denial (vv.23–27). Luke uses this moment to prepare both disciples and readers for the cross-centered trajectory of Jesus’ mission.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 8:31
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
- Matthew 17:12
but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.
- Mark 10:33
saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles:
- Psalms 22:1
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
- 1 Corinthians 15:4
and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;
- Luke 24:7
saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
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