Here the two previous passion predictions come together. Verse 34, in particular, spells out what was meant by ‘suffer many things’, that is, all the cruelties involved in the crucifixion process. The subsequent passion narrative will show us these details fulfilled to the letter. When it is read against various passages in the Old Testament, both in the Psalms and in Isaiah’s servant material, these details also have theological significance. We shall examine some of these when we turn to the mockery
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