# But first he must suffer

"But first the Son of Man must suffer." Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])

# be rejected by this generation

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the people of this generation must reject him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])