Christ's Sufferings Were Foreseen
Matthew 20:17
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them,


As astronomers know when none others think of it, that travelling through the heavens the vast shadow is progressing towards the sun which ere long shall clothe it and hide it, so Christ knew that the great darkness which was to overwhelm Him was approaching.

(Beecher.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

WEB: As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,




Christ's Sufferings and Ours
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