Mark 10:32 Meaning and Explanation
“And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →On the road up to Jerusalem, Jesus walks ahead of his amazed and fearful followers, then takes the twelve aside to tell them what is coming.
What Does Mark 10:32 Mean?
The journey now aims at Jerusalem, and Mark paints the scene in a single line: Jesus striding out front, alone; the disciples amazed at his bearing; the followers behind them afraid. Something in the way he walks tells them what their minds resist.
He goes first into what they fear; that is the shape of the whole gospel. And he does not leave them to dread in ignorance: he gathers the twelve and begins, again, to tell them plainly what will happen to him. Courage and candor walk together toward the cross.
Mark 10:32 in the Original Language
thambeo (θαμβέω), 'amazed' -- to be struck with awe or astonishment.
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What does Mark 10:32 mean?
On the road up to Jerusalem, Jesus walks ahead of his amazed and fearful followers, then takes the twelve aside to tell them what is coming.