Λουκᾶν 24:25

Greek Modern Translation

Και αυτος ειπε προς αυτους· Ω ανοητοι και βραδεις την καρδιαν εις το να πιστευητε εις παντα οσα ελαλησαν οι προφηται·

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται·

Tischendorf 8th Edition
καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
και αυτος ειπεν προς αυτους ω ανοητοι και βραδεις τη καρδια του πιστευειν επι πασιν οις ελαλησαν οι προφηται

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
και αυτος ειπεν προς αυτους ω ανοητοι και βραδεις τη καρδια του πιστευειν επι πασιν οις ελαλησαν οι προφηται

Byzantine/Majority Text
και αυτος ειπεν προς αυτους ω ανοητοι και βραδεις τη καρδια του πιστευειν επι πασιν οις ελαλησαν οι προφηται

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O fools: Rather, inconsiderate men, בםןחפןי [Strong's G453], justly termed such, because they had not attended to the description of the Messiah by the prophets, nor to His teaching and miracles, as proofs that He alone was the person described. Mark 7:18, Mark 8:17, Mark 8:18, Mark 9:19, Mark 16:14, Hebrews 5:11, Hebrews 5:12

Reciprocal: Job 33:14 - perceiveth Isaiah 40:28 - thou not known Daniel 9:24 - seal up Daniel 12:10 - but the wise Matthew 16:9 - ye not Matthew 17:17 - O faithless Matthew 26:24 - Son of man goeth Matthew 26:54 - General Mark 4:13 - Know Mark 6:52 - they Mark 9:10 - what Mark 14:49 - but Luke 11:40 - fools Luke 17:25 - must Luke 18:34 - General Luke 22:22 - truly Luke 24:11 - idle Luke 24:27 - and all John 12:16 - understood John 14:5 - we know not John 16:18 - we John 20:25 - Except Acts 10:43 - him Acts 13:27 - nor Acts 28:26 - Hearing 1 Corinthians 15:36 - fool 2 Corinthians 3:14 - which veil Galatians 3:1 - Foolish Ephesians 5:15 - not 1 Peter 1:10 - which 1 Peter 1:11 - the sufferings Revelation 19:10 - for the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then he said unto them,.... That is, Jesus said unto them, as the Syriac and Persic versions read:

O fools; not in a natural sense, as if they were destitute of the common understanding of men; nor in a moral sense, as wicked men, and as they themselves had been in their unregenerate estate; nor in a way of anger and contempt, and with a design to provoke; wherefore Christ did not act contrary to his own rule, in Matthew 5:22 but because they were so void of understanding in the Scriptures, and were so very ignorant of them, and were so blind as to the knowledge of them; particularly those which concerned the sufferings and resurrection of the Messiah, being influenced by the popular prejudices of education: he therefore expresses himself with much warmth, concern, and surprise, that he should have been so long with them, and they so long under his doctrine and ministry; besides the advantages of having the Scriptures, and being conversant with them from their youth; and which they daily read, and had heard expounded, and yet were so very senseless and stupid:

and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken; that is, upon these points, concerning the sufferings of Christ, and his resurrection from the dead; and indeed, they were very slow of heart to believe, not only what the women reported from the angels, but even those of their brethren, who had seen him after he was risen; for which Christ upbraids them, Mark 16:14. Yea, one of them declared after all, that he would not believe, unless he saw the print of the nails in his hands and feet, and put his hand into it, and thrust it into his side; wherefore Christ had good reason to treat them in this sharp manner, and charge them with folly and incredulity; the Jews ought not to object to the word "fools", as unbecoming Christ, since they frequently represent God as making use of it; as for instance, it is said, x

"the holy blessed God said to them, שוטים, "O ye fools" that are in the world, whatsoever ye do, ye do for your own necessities. ---And a little after, "O ye fools" that are in the world, he that labours on the evening of the sabbath, shall eat on the sabbath day.''

x T. Bab. Avoda Zara, fol. 2. 2. & 3. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O fools - The word “fool” sometimes is a term of reproach denoting “wickedness.” In this sense we are forbidden to employ it in addressing another, Matthew 5:22. That, however, is a different word in the Greek from the one which occurs here. The one there used implies contempt, but the one employed in this place denotes “weakness or dulness.” He reproached them for not seeing what he had himself so clearly predicted, and what had been foretold by the prophets. The word used in the original does not imply as much “reproach” as the word “fool” does among us. It was not an expression of “contempt;” it was an expression denoting merely that they were “thoughtless,” and that they did not properly “attend to” the evidence that he must die and rise again.

Slow of heart to believe - Not quick to perceive. Dull of learning. They had suffered their previous opinions and prejudices to prevent their seeing the evidence that he must die and rise from the dead.

All that the prophets have spoken - Respecting the character and sufferings of the Messiah. See the notes at Luke 24:27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. O fools and slow of heart to believe — Inconsiderate men, justly termed such, because they had not properly attended to the description given of the Messiah by the prophets, nor to his teaching and miracles, as proofs that HE alone was the person they described.

Slow of heart - Backward, not easy to be persuaded of the truth, always giving way to doubtfulness and distrust. This very imperfection in them is a strong evidence of the truth of the doctrine which they afterwards believed, and proclaimed to the world. Had they not had the fullest assurance of these things, they never would have credited them; and it is no small honour to the new-covenant Scriptures that such persons were chosen, first, to believe them; secondly, to proclaim them in the world; and, thirdly, to die on the evidence of those truths, the blessed influence of which they felt in their own hearts, and fully exemplified in their lives.