As I was reading Matthew 20, these verses stuck out to me. I don’t recall every really noticing them until today. I had to read them at least 4 times. It struck me that Jesus was already telling his disciples that he would be betrayed but they are not at the last supper. Matthew does not go into detail on how they reacted to these statements of betrayal, being condemned to death and given to the Gentiles to mock, scourge and crucify. Neither do we see how they react to the fact that he said he would rise to live again on the third day.

Jesus never names the one who would betray him here or at the last supper (he does say the one who I give the bread I have dipped but the 11 didn’t understand). I have to wonder what Judas Iscariot thought about this revelation. Was he already thinking about betraying the Lord? Is he not bothered by the fact that Jesus knows what is about to happen? Was his heart already hardened even not to not notice what Jesus said?

In Luke 18:31-34, we are told that the disciples do not understand what he was saying for it was hidden from them.

Mark also does not mention what the reaction of the disciples was at this proclamation of betrayal, death and resurrection, in Mark 10:32-34.

John only mentions the betrayal at the last supper. John 13:21-26.

Have you ever really seen these verses as they are here or do you only remember the betrayal at the last supper? I must confess that I only remembered the betrayal until today.

“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.20.17-19.KJV