plan for him. He must suffer and die, and then he must be raised to life again, for death will not hold him. This is a dying Messiah, a Christ who embraces death. Verse 32 tells us Jesus explains this very clearly; previously so much has been veiled in parable, spoken obliquely, but not now. Peter does not like what he hears. We can easily imagine the scene: he takes Jesus by the arm and leads him away from the others. ‘Jesus, what are you talking about? You’re upsetting them, talking like this.