He was well aware of what lay ahead, for he had told his disciples: “The Son of man is to be delivered into men’s hands, and they will kill him. ” — Mark 9: 31.
Ta oli täiesti teadlik sellest, mis teda ees ootab, oli ta ju oma jüngritele öelnud: ” Inimese Poeg antakse inimeste kätte ja nad tapavad tema ”.