<p>17:25 <i>But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation</i>- We wonder whether the Lord's tone of voice and body language changed; having talked of the glories of His second coming, He returns to the reality that He must be crucified by His people. The Lord's rejection by Israel is a major theme (Mt. 21:42; Mk. 8:31; 12:10; Lk. 9:22; 20:17; 1 Pet. 2:4,7 all use the same word). Any who struggle with rejection find an instant connection with the Lord. It has been given to us to &quot;suffer for His sake&quot;, the same word used here for &quot;suffer&quot; (Phil. 1:29). His sufferings are reflected in our experience, that we might experience in practice the status of being &quot;in Christ&quot;. The passages just listed mainly state that the Lord would be rejected by &quot;the builders&quot;, by the &quot;elders... priests... scribes&quot;. Now He extends that to all &quot;this generation&quot;. They followed their religious leaders- to reject God's Son and all His love. This is the danger of following religious leaders without thinking things through for ourselves from God's word.</p>