that the Christ should suffer these things
Jesus said, "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one" (Jn 17:22).
Realize that Jesus is Lord and that He does nothing on His own, but say only what the Father taught Him (Jn 8:28). We were indeed buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life (Rom 6:4). God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory (Col 1:27).
That which we have seen we declare to you, that you may also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full (1 Jn 1:3-4). The Lord will turn your mourning into joy; He will console and gladden you after your sorrows (Jer 31:13). Let this be written for the generation to come, and let his future creatures praise the Lord (Ps 102: 19).
You will see the Lord as He told you (Mk 16:7). Welcome Him for you have seen all that He had done (Jn 4:45). Taste and see how good the Lord is; blessed the man who takes refuge in Him (Ps 34:9). His steadfast love endures for ever (Ps 118:3).
