Luke 18:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus takes the twelve aside and tells them plainly: in Jerusalem, everything the prophets wrote about the Son of man will be accomplished.
What Does Luke 18:31 Mean?
This is the third and fullest time in Luke that Jesus foretells his suffering. The long journey that began when he set his face toward Jerusalem is nearing its end, and he gathers the twelve to hear it from his own lips: the city ahead holds the cross.
'All things that are written by the prophets shall be accomplished' — what waits in Jerusalem is not an ambush but a fulfillment. The suffering servant of Isaiah, the righteous sufferer of the psalms, the pierced one of Zechariah: Jesus walks toward it all knowingly, the Scriptures open in his hand. He is not the victim of events; he is the willing fulfiller of everything written.
Luke 18:31 in the Original Language
teleo (τελέω), 'accomplished' -- brought to completion, carried out in full.
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What does Luke 18:31 mean?
Jesus takes the twelve aside and tells them plainly: in Jerusalem, everything the prophets wrote about the Son of man will be accomplished.