Luke 18:32-33

Luke 18:32-33

[32] For  he shall be delivered  unto the Gentiles,  and  shall be mocked,  and  spitefully entreated,  and  spitted on:  [33] And  they shall scourge  him  to death:  and  the third  day  he shall rise again. 

What does Luke 18:32-33 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This was Jesus" first reference to the Gentiles" role in His trial and death. Luke"s inclusion of this detail suggests that he did not want his Gentile readers to miss the guilt of Gentiles for Jesus" death. The passive construction pictures Jesus as the victim of Gentile wrath.
"Not one prophet ever said all this, but the prophets together did say all this. Hence, this is a summation." [1]