Deadly details...

Matthew 20:17-19 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” This is the third time Jesus reminded His disciples of what was going to go down once they were in Jerusalem. Third time was not a charm; they really did not want to think or hear about it. Each time He gave more details: he would be betrayed, given to the Jewish authorities who always opposed Him, and here; the Gentiles would become involved. As Jesus is saying this, He has just left behind those Gentiles on the East Side of the Jordan River who followed Him while they took the highway down the coast. During that leg of the Journey many of them had listened, been healed, and journeyed along. All of a sudden, no one around them is not suspect as one who could be a part of handing Him over. There is only one white sheep.