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And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
Note 2 at Mk. 10:32: The reason that the disciples were amazed and afraid was because they knew that the Jews planned to kill Jesus (Jn. 7:1; 11:47-53). They were walking directly into the enemy's camp. John 11:54 states that because Jesus knew of the Jews' plans to kill Him, He "walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness." He had avoided a confrontation with those who sought to kill Him because His time was not yet come (Jn. 7:6-8). Now, He was headed on a collision course with the chief priests and Pharisees, and His disciples were well aware of the consequences.
