Mark 10:33 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Saying, 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:

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

He told them, 'Listen, we're heading to Jerusalem, and when we get there, I'm going to be handed over to the religious leaders and teachers. They're going to sentence me to death and then turn me over to the Romans.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus knew exactly what was coming and walked toward it anyway.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

Mark, a companion of Peter, wrote his gospel for a Gentile Christian audience, likely in Rome, in the mid-to-late first century CE.