Mark 10:33
What does Mark 10:33 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 10:33 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 10:33 means
Jesus spells out the details of His upcoming suffering in Jerusalem: He, the Son of Man, will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, who will condemn Him to death. He further reveals He will then be delivered to the Gentiles, a crucial detail pointing to Roman involvement, indicating a specific fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000saying, 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:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901saying, 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:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862--`Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes and ancients. And they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the Gentiles.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered up to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him up to the nations:
Context
This verse provides the specific, grim details of Jesus' arrest and condemnation, expanding upon previous prophecies. This clear and direct prophecy of His suffering leads directly into the subsequent verse, where Jesus reveals the shocking humiliation and eventual death He will endure, making the disciples' subsequent requests even more astonishing.
v.32And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him,
v.33This passage
v.34and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 27:2
and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
- John 19:11
Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.
- 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.
- Matthew 20:17
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them,
- Luke 9:22
saying, 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.
- Luke 23:21
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
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