And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
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Gill's Exposition
And he led them out as far as Bethany,.... Not the town of Bethany; could that be thought, it might be supposed that he led his disciples thither, to pay a visit to his dear friends there, Lazarus,…
Barnes' Notes
It behoved - It became; it was proper or necessary that the Messiah should thus suffer. It was predicted of him, and all things have happened as it was foretold.
Five times Christ was seen the same day that he rose: by Mary Magdalene alone in the garden (Joh 20:14), by the women as they were going to tell the disciples (Mat 28:9), by Peter alone, by the two…
Cambridge Bible
and thus it behoved Christ to suffer Read, thus it is written that the Christ should suffer, א, B, C, D, L.
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