Luke 24:45

New Living Translation

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

King James Version (1611)
Then opened he their vnderstanding, that they might vnderstand the Scriptures,

King James Version
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

English Standard Version
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

New American Standard Bible
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

New Century Version
Then Jesus opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

Amplified Bible
Then He opened their minds to [help them] understand the Scriptures,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Berean Standard Bible
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Contemporary English Version
Then he helped them understand the Scriptures.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then he opened their minds, so that they could understand the Tanakh,

Darby Translation
Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus helped the followers understand these Scriptures about him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then opened he their vnderstanding, that they might vnderstand the Scriptures,

George Lamsa Translation
Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

Good News Translation
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Lexham English Bible
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

Literal Translation
Then He opened up their mind to understand the Scriptures,

American Standard Version
Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

Bible in Basic English
Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.

Hebrew Names Version
Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

International Standard Version
Then he opened their minds so that they might come to understand the Scriptures.Acts 16:14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Then opened he their minds, that they might understand the scriptures.

Murdock Translation
Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then opened he their wittes, that they myght vnderstande the scriptures.

English Revised Version
Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

World English Bible
Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then opened he their understanding,

Weymouth's New Testament
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne he openyde to hem wit, that thei schulden vnderstonde scripturis.

Update Bible Version
Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

New English Translation
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,

New King James Version
And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

New Life Bible
Then He opened their minds to understand the Holy Writings.

New Revised Standard
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, opened he their mind, to understand the Scriptures;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.

Revised Standard Version
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then openned he their wyttes that they myght vnderstond the scriptures

Young's Literal Translation
Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The opened he their vnderstondinge, that they might vnderstonde the scriptures,

Mace New Testament (1729)
then he open'd their minds to make them understand the scriptures, and said to them,

THE MESSAGE
He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their Bibles this way. He said, "You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations—starting from here, from Jerusalem! You're the first to hear and see it. You're the witnesses. What comes next is very important: I am sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you're equipped with power from on high."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then he unlocked the understanding in their minds, and everything made sense.

Contextual Overview

³⁶ And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. "Peace be with you," he said. ³⁷ But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost! ³⁸ "Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why are your hearts filled with doubt? ³⁹ Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it's really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don't have bodies, as you see that I do." ⁴⁰ As he spoke, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³ and he ate it as they watched. ⁴⁴ Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled." ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 4:11, Job 33:16, Psalms 119:18, Isaiah 29:10-12, Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 29:19, Acts 16:14, Acts 26:18, 2 Corinthians 3:14-18, 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, Ephesians 5:14, Revelation 3:7

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 2:9 - Ask what Nehemiah 8:8 - and gave the sense Psalms 119:12 - teach Psalms 119:19 - hide Psalms 119:135 - and teach Isaiah 42:7 - open Isaiah 54:13 - all Daniel 9:13 - that we Daniel 9:24 - seal up Matthew 14:26 - they were Matthew 15:10 - Hear Matthew 15:16 - General Mark 9:32 - they Mark 14:49 - but Luke 18:34 - General Luke 21:15 - I will Luke 24:32 - opened John 12:16 - understood Acts 1:2 - given Acts 9:22 - proving Acts 13:27 - nor Acts 28:26 - Hearing Ephesians 1:18 - eyes 2 Timothy 2:7 - and 2 Timothy 3:15 - the holy 1 John 5:20 - and hath

Cross-References

Genesis 24:12
"O Lord , God of my master, Abraham," he prayed. "Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham.

Genesis 24:13
See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water.

Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.

Genesis 24:17
Running over to her, the servant said, "Please give me a little drink of water from your jug."

Genesis 24:20
So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels.

Genesis 24:24
"I am the daughter of Bethuel," she replied. "My grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.

Genesis 24:33
Then food was served. But Abraham's servant said, "I don't want to eat until I have told you why I have come." "All right," Laban said, "tell us."

2 Samuel 7:27
"O Lord of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!'

Nehemiah 2:4
The king asked, "Well, how can I help you?" With a prayer to the God of heaven,

Isaiah 58:9
Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. "Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then opened he their understanding,.... He not only opened their hearts, to attend to what he said, and the proofs he gave of his resurrection from the dead in a true body; but he removed the veil from the eyes of their minds, and gave them an understanding of the sacred writings, respecting this matter:

that they might understand the Scriptures; concerning his sufferings, death, and resurrection, which they were very ignorant of before, and which were as a sealed book unto them, John 20:9 though they had been from their infancy brought up to the reading of the Scriptures, and had had the advantage of Christ's ministry for some years; which shows the necessity of the special illumination of the Spirit, and the influence of his grace to remove the darkness of the mind, and give the true sense of the sacred writings.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Opened he their understanding - Enabled them fully to comprehend the meaning of the prophecies which foretold his death and resurrection. They had seen him die, they now saw him risen. Their prejudices were now, by his instructions, and by the facts which they could no longer call in question, removed, and they no longer doubted that he was the Messiah, and that all the “facts” in the case which had before confounded them could be easily accounted for. Hence, we may learn:

1. That “facts,” or the farther disclosure of truth, will yet remove the “mysteries” that we now see in religion.
2. That our prejudices and our preconceived opinions are one cause of our seeing so many mysteries in the Bible. If a man is willing to take the plain declarations of the Bible, he will commonly be little perplexed with mysteries.
3. That God only can open the mind so as fully to comprehend the Scriptures. He only can overcome our prejudices, open our hearts, and dispose us to receive the ingrafted word with meekness, and with the simplicity of a child. See Acts 16:14; James 1:21; Mark 10:15.
4. The design of God’s opening the understanding is that we may be acquainted with the Scriptures. It is not that we may be made wise above what is written, but that we may submit ourselves wholly to the Word of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 45. Then opened he their understanding — διηνοιξεν, He fully opened. They had a measure of light before, so that they discerned the Scriptures to be the true word of God, and to speak of the Messiah; but they had not light sufficient to enable them to apply these Scriptures to their Lord and Master; but now, by the influence of Christ, they see, not only, the prophecies which pointed out the Messiah, but also the Messiah who was pointed out by these prophecies. The book of God may be received in general as a Divine revelation, but the proper meaning, reference, and application of the Scriptures can only be discerned by the light of Christ. Even the very plain word of God is a dead letter to those who are not enlightened by the grace of Christ; and why? because this word speaks of spiritual and heavenly things; and the carnal mind of man cannot discern them. They who receive not this inward teaching continue dark and dead while they live.