<p>9:44 <i>Let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of Man shall be delivered up into the hands of men</i>- He said that He would be, in the future, delivered up (Lk. 9:44); but the parallel Mk. 9:31 records Him saying: &quot;I <i>am</i> delivered up&quot;. And Lk. 24:7 says that at this time, He told them that He <i>must be</i> delivered up. It is possible that He said all three things in one sentence, such was His emphasis: &quot;I must be delivered up, I will be delivered up, in fact I am now being delivered up&quot;. He saw the future experience of the cross as being fulfilled in His daily experience of life.</p><p>The parallel between the Lord&rsquo;s words and works is brought out in Lk. 9:43,44: &ldquo;They wondered at all things which Jesus <i>did</i>&hellip;He said&hellip;let these <i>sayings</i> sink down into your ears&rdquo;. There are no distinct &lsquo;sayings&rsquo; of Jesus in this context; He wanted them to see that His works were His words. There was perfect congruence between what He said and what He did. Perhaps this was why He told the parents of the girl whom He resurrected &ldquo;to tell no man what was done&rdquo; (Lk. 8:56), even though it was so obvious; He wanted His self-evident works to speak for themselves, without the need for human words. For His works were essentially His message. See on Jn. 8:28.</p>