What was the setting when Jesus told the twelve they were going up to Jerusalem in Luke 18:31?
The setting was northern Israel, north of Galilee, shortly before the Passover. It occurred at the close of Jesus' three years of earthly ministry, as He was about to be crucified. He took the twelve and announced that they were going up to Jerusalem, where all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man would be accomplished.
Les explains that Luke 18:31 gives the account of Jesus taking the twelve and saying, "Behold we go up to Jerusalem." Les emphasizes that whenever you read Scripture, you must get the setting. At this point they were up in northern Israel, north of Galilee, just shortly before the Passover, and He was going to be crucified. It was at the end of His three years of earthly ministry. Jesus told the twelve that all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man would be accomplished. Les also notes this isn't the only place it is written; Luke says the same thing almost word for word, so you can rest that this is the way it happened.
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
More Questions
What did Jesus tell the twelve in Luke 18:31-33 before the crucifixion?
In Luke 18, just days before the crucifixion, Jesus took the twelve aside and plainly told them that he would be delivered to the Gentiles, mocked, scourged, killed, and raised on the third day.
What did Jesus tell the Twelve would happen to Him in Jerusalem?
Jesus plainly told the Twelve that everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man would be accomplished—that He would be delivered to the Gentiles, mocked, spitefully treated, spit on, scourged, put to death, and would rise again on the third day.