*And [Jesus] began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.Mark 8:31
This Disciples Have a Very Normal Reaction When Jesus Told Them He Would Rise Again
*And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son: hear Him. And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. And as they came down from the mountain, He charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen till the Son of Man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. Mark 9:7-10
Again, the Disciples Have a Very Human Reaction to Jesus Telling Them He Would Rise on the Third Day
*And [Jesus] taught His disciples, and said unto them, The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill Him; and after that He is killed, He shall rise the third day. But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask Him.. Mark 9:31-32
Jesus Must Have Tod The Disciples This So Many Times, Because They Were Having Difficulty Understanding He Knew He Would Suffer, Die, and Rise Again, but Didn't Believe It, At First
*Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn Him to death, and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles: And they shall mock Him: and the third day He shall rise again. Mark 10:33-34...Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven [evil spirits]. And she went and told them that had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that He was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that He appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward [Jesus] appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after He was risen. Mark 16:9-11
Jesus Explains to the Disciples That He Is Here to Minister to Others and Give His Life [so Others Might Have Salvation]
*For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45
At the Last Supper, Jesus Predicts that One of the Disciples Will Betray Him
*And in the evening He cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray Me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And He answered and said unto them, It is one, of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. Mark 14:17-21
Jesus Is Predicting the Disciples Will Scatter When He Is Betrayed & That He will See Them Again in Galilee After He Has Risen
*And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. Mark 14:27-28Jesus Predicts Peter Will Deny Him Thrice [it says before the cock crows twice, but it is an insignificant difference & somewhat proves the authenticity of the Disciples report, because there are slight variations according to where they were standing and what they saw and heard]
*But Peter said unto Him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thous shalt deny Me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with Thee, I will not deny Thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. Mark 14:29-31...And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. and a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou are one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. Mark 14:66-72
Although Judas Is Not Yet Visible to Them, Jesus Knows He Is Approaching to Betray Him
*And He cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth Me is at hand. Mark 14:41-42
Jesus Answers the High Priest and Admits to Being the Christ, Son of the Blessed
*But He held His peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, and said unto Him, Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Mark 14:61-62
