"And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him." (Mark 10.32)
As if to bring home to them how serious was his call, to show them how impossible it was to follow in their own strength, and to emphasize that adherence to him means persecutions, Jesus goes on before to Jerusalem and to the cross, and they are filled with fear and amazement at the roads he calls them to follow
--Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Cost of Discipleship
Not much commentary on this one. I just like that Jesus wasn't concerned about scaring them away with the truth. He wasn't concerned about offending or making sure they were comfortable with what was coming ahead for them. I like that. He knows that He is what they truly need, and the cost is well worth gaining Him.
"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ" (Phil 3.8)
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