1. Matthew 17:22–23 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How was Jesus delivered into the hands of men?

Matthew 17:22–23 (ESV)

22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,

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How was Jesus delivered into the hands of men?

The passive to be delivered into (Matthew 17:22) implies that this is an act of God (see Romans 8:32) and clearly refers back to Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 53:12 (see also Romans 4:25). Jesus therefore here foretells that God will hand him, as the Servant of the Lord, over to death, for the atonement of mankind.1

The passive to be delivered into (Matthew 17:22) implies that this is God’s act (see Romans 8:32), referring to Isaiah 53:5,Isaiah 53:12 (see also Romans 4:25). Jesus thus says that God will hand him, as the Servant of the Lord, over to death, for the atonement of mankind.