Jesus declares His upcoming mockery, crucifixion, and resurrection with absolute certainty so His followers will comprehend that His kingdom is inaugurated through suffering and victory.
“They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.” (Mark 10:34) This startling statement occurs as Jesus and His disciples approach Jerusalem, likely sometime around AD 30, near the end of His earthly ministry. Historically, Jesus (born roughly between 6-4 BC, died around AD 30-33) makes this prediction immediately after reminding His disciples that He is the Messiah who came to serve, not to be served. Here, He lays out the precise sequence of humiliating acts—mockery, spitting, and scourging—that will ultimately lead to His death before He is resurrected three days later. The very city He travels toward, Jerusalem, is the focal point of Jewish worship, and it will soon become the stage upon which God’s redemptive plan is accomplished.
By describing how He will be “mocked” and “scourged,” Jesus reveals both His humility and willingness to align Himself with the suffering servant foretold in the Old Testament (Isaiah 53:3-5). That such mockery and violence would happen to the long-awaited King underscores the depth of human sin, as well as the triumph of God’s grace. Predicting His death and resurrection also fulfills the broader plan woven through Scripture, as Jesus repeatedly told His disciples that He would be delivered into the hands of men, crucified, and rise again (Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:32-34). Though the religious leaders in Jerusalem will condemn Jesus, the final outcome of these events secures redemption for all who believe in Him.
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Mark 10:34 meaning
“They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.” (Mark 10:34) This startling statement occurs as Jesus and His disciples approach Jerusalem, likely sometime around AD 30, near the end of His earthly ministry. Historically, Jesus (born roughly between 6-4 BC, died around AD 30-33) makes this prediction immediately after reminding His disciples that He is the Messiah who came to serve, not to be served. Here, He lays out the precise sequence of humiliating acts—mockery, spitting, and scourging—that will ultimately lead to His death before He is resurrected three days later. The very city He travels toward, Jerusalem, is the focal point of Jewish worship, and it will soon become the stage upon which God’s redemptive plan is accomplished.
By describing how He will be “mocked” and “scourged,” Jesus reveals both His humility and willingness to align Himself with the suffering servant foretold in the Old Testament (Isaiah 53:3-5). That such mockery and violence would happen to the long-awaited King underscores the depth of human sin, as well as the triumph of God’s grace. Predicting His death and resurrection also fulfills the broader plan woven through Scripture, as Jesus repeatedly told His disciples that He would be delivered into the hands of men, crucified, and rise again (Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:32-34). Though the religious leaders in Jerusalem will condemn Jesus, the final outcome of these events secures redemption for all who believe in Him.