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Luke 18:32

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What does Luke 18:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:
Luke 18:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God`s sake,
30who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.
31And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man.
32For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:
33and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
34And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
35And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, etc.] As he was by the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, to Pilate, the Roman governor, and by him to the soldiers: and shall be mocked; as he was by the latter, when they crowned him with thorns, arrayed him in a purple robe, and put a reed into his hand, and bowed the knee to him, saying, hail king of the Jews; and likewise by the Jews when he hung upon the cross: and spitefully entreated. The Syriac and Persic versions leave out this clause here, and read it the next verse. It may regard the injuries done him, the abuses and affronts he received, both by words and blows: and spitted on; as he was both by officers in the high priest's palace,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 20:17-19. By the prophets - Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament. Son of man - The Messiah. They predicted that certain things would take place respecting the Messiah that was to come. See the Daniel 9:25-27 notes; Isaiah 53:0 notes. “These things,” Jesus said, would be accomplished “in him,” he being the Son of man, or the Messiah. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“18:32-33 mocked. . . . They will flog him: See Isa 50:6.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“delivered: Luk 23:1, Luk 23:11; Mat 27:2; Mar 15:1; Joh 18:28, Joh 18:30, Joh 18:35; Act 3:13 mocked: Luk 22:63-65, Luk 23:11, Luk 23:35; Isa 50:6, Isa 52:14, Isa 53:3; Mic 5:1; Mat 26:67; Mat 27:28-30; Mar 14:65, Mar 15:17-20; Joh 18:22, Joh 19:1-5 Luke 18:33”
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