Matthew 20:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ “So those who are last now will someday be first, and those who are first now will someday be last.”

Jesus Talks About His Own Death^(A)

¹⁷ While Jesus was going [^Lup] to Jerusalem [^Ctravelers go “up” to Jerusalem because it is built on a hill and because it is God’s holy city], he took his twelve followers aside privately and [as they walked; ^Lon the way] said to them, ¹⁸ “Look, we are going [^Lup] to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be ·turned over [betrayed; delivered over; see 17:22] to the ·leading [^Tchief] priests and the ·teachers of the law [scribes], and they will ·say that he must die [condemn him to death].