Matthew 20:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
ὁδός
way
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ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
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μέλλω
soon to be
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μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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παραλαμβάνω
He took
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παραλαμβάνω
To take, to receive, to accept. Paralambano. I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you. The Gospel is a trust received and passed on. Handle it with care.
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ἴδιος
on their] own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Jerusalem
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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δώδεκα
twelve
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δώδεκα
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
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