And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them,
The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
He continually foretells the Passion, so that no one would think that He suffered unwillingly, and also, to train them not to be shaken by the unexpected when it occurred. To the sorrow He weds the joy that He will rise.