My spirit exults in God, my Savior,

He has raised up a mighty Savior for us from the family of his servant David,

Today your Savior, the Lord Messiah, was born in the City of David.

He said, "The Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he must be killed, but on the third day he will be raised."

"But Abraham said, "My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.

But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.

He told them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer,

The Messiah had to suffer these things and then enter his glory, didn't he?"

He told them, "This is how it is written: the Messiah was to suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,