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Matthew 17:23

What does Matthew 17:23 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 17:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 17:23 means

Jesus clarifies that after being delivered into the hands of men, they will kill Him, but then, on the third day, He will be miraculously raised from the dead. This statement explicitly details both His crucifixion and His resurrection, presenting them as a single, divinely ordained sequence. The disciples' subsequent sorrow indicates their grasp of His impending death but their struggle to comprehend or accept the triumph of His resurrection.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise,' and they were exceeding sorry.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when they were come to Capharnaum, they that received the didrachmas, came to Peter, and said to him: Doth not your master pay the didrachma?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and they shall kill him; and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were greatly grieved.

Context

This verse provides the critical details of Jesus' prophecy of His death and resurrection, building on the general statement in the previous verse. It makes explicit the sequence of events: death followed by a third-day resurrection. The disciples' profound sorrow recorded here underscores their emotional response to the difficult truth of His impending suffering, even if they don't fully grasp the resurrection.

v.22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;

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v.24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 16:20

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

  • Psalms 16:10

    For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

  • Isaiah 53:7

    He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.

  • Matthew 16:21

    From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

  • Acts 2:23

    him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

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