"Behold, We are Going Up to Jerusalem": Jesus' third prediction of the cross

In Matthew 20:17-19 we see Jesus' third prediction of His going to Jerusalem to suffer, die, and be raised on the third day. Jesus repeats these truths to His disciples to patiently prepare them to 1) understand why He came to die and what it meant, 2) to make His work be central to their lives and preaching, and 3) to teach them that they, too, were to have a life of self-denial, humility, and service.

I. Privately Preparing (vv17-18a)
II. Purposely Prophetic (vv18a-b)
III. Condemned by Jews (vv18b-c)
IV. Crucified by Gentiles (vv19a-b)
V. Raised by God (v19c)