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Four times at least after Peter had hailed him as the Christ at Caesarea Philippi, Jesus predicted that he would be killed and rise, though without the disciples being able to make sense of what he said (8:31; compare vv. 34-35; 9:9; 9:31; 10:33-34). At other times he spoke of his being put to death as something certain (12:8;14:18, 24), something predicted in Scripture (14:21, 49), and something that would win for many a momentously new relationship with God. “The Son of Man [came] to give his life as a ransom for many” (10:45). “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many”
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