Luke 24:24-26
New English Translation
24 Then[a] some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”[b] 25 So[c] he said to them, “You[d] foolish people[e]—how slow of heart[f] to believe[g] all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Wasn’t[h] it necessary[i] for the Christ[j] to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
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- Luke 24:24 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- Luke 24:24 tn Here the pronoun αὐτόν (auton), referring to Jesus, is in an emphatic position. The one thing they lacked was solid evidence that he was alive.
- Luke 24:25 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the disciples’ inability to believe in Jesus’ resurrection.
- Luke 24:25 tn Grk “O,” an interjection used both in address and emotion (BDAG 1101 s.v. 1).
- Luke 24:25 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to complete the interjection.
- Luke 24:25 sn The rebuke is for failure to believe the promise of scripture, a theme that will appear in vv. 43-47 as well.
- Luke 24:25 tn On the syntax of this infinitival construction, see BDAG 364-65 s.v. ἐπί 6.b.
- Luke 24:26 tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.
- Luke 24:26 sn The statement Wasn’t it necessary is a reference to the design of God’s plan (see Luke 24:7). Suffering must precede glory (see Luke 17:25).
- Luke 24:26 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.
Luke 24:24-26
New International Version
24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”(A)
25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”(B)
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