Furthermore, Jesus has begun to reveal to his disciples something they find very difficult to grasp ​ — “he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the older men and chief priests and scribes, and be killed. ” ​ — Matthew 16: 21 - 23.
وی به ایشان گفت :‏ ‹ رفتنش به اورشلیم و زحمتِ بسیار کشیدن از مشایخ و رؤسای کَهَنه و کاتبان و کشته شدن و در روز سوّم برخاستن ضروری است .‏ › —‏ متّیٰ ۱۶ :‏ ۲۱ -‏ ۲۳‏ .‏