Matthew 20:17-19

Jesus talks again about his death

17 Jesus and his disciples were going towards Jerusalem. As they walked along, Jesus took his 12 disciples away from the other people. He wanted to speak to them alone. 18 He said to them, ‘Listen! We are going to Jerusalem. There, someone will give the Son of Man to the leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law. These Jewish leaders will decide that he must die. 19 Then they will put him under the power of people who are not Jews. Those people will laugh at him. They will hit him with whips. Then they will kill him on a cross. But after three days, he will become alive again.’