Bible Commentaries
Luke 24

Verse 13

Luke 24:13

two of them ... posibilly husband and wife, John 19:25 See note on Luke 24:18

threescore furlongs ... seven miles; sixty stadia (stadia = @ 607 ft.)

Our Unknown Companion

1. Jesus is a companion on the road of life.

a. Is Jesus an unknown companion on the road of life?

b. Not far from anyone of us - Acts 17:27

c. Where two or three are gather in his name - Matthew 18:20

2. For hearts sad and disressed, Jesus took them to the Word of God to find the answers ..Luke 24:27

Verse 16

Luke 24:16

eyes holden ... eyes restrained, prevented from recognizing him, (cf. Mark 16:12 Marks words it that He appeared to them as if in another form.)

Verse 18

Luke 24:18

Cleopas ... One must think that Luke got this eye-witness account from Cleopas himself. cf. Luke 1:2

(Was Cleopas the same as Cleophas in John 19:25 ?, if so, his wife was there at the cross of Jesus and was probably the other disciple on this road talking with Jesus. )

Verse 25

Luke 24:25

Fools -- G453 - ἀνόητος - anóētos; gen. anoḗtou, masc.-fem., neut. anóēton, adj. from the priv. a (G1), without, and noéō (G3539), to comprehend. Lacking intelligence, foolish; one who does not govern his lusts, one without noús (G3563), mind, the highest power of knowledge in man, the organ by which divine things are comprehended and known or ignored, being the ultimate seat of error (Luke 24:25; Romans 1:14; Galatians 3:1, Galatians 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:9; Titus 3:3; Sept.: Deuteronomy 32:31; Psalms 49:13; Proverbs 15:21; Proverbs 17:28).

WordStudy.

Verse 27

Luke 24:27

beginning at Moses ... What a sermon! Wouldn’t this be one we would love to hear; Jesus himself explaing all these scriptures to us!

Verse 29

Luke 24:29

they constrained him ... Like good southern hospitality! "Stay with us for supper!" This may be another hint that this is a man and his wife, Cleopas and Mary, John 19:25

Verse 31

Luke 24:31

eyes opened -- Luke 24:16; Mark 16:12 cf. Acts 16:14 and Luke 24:45 where Jesus opened their understanding.

vanished ... apparently miraculous, just as he later suddenly appeared in the upper room with the apostles when the door was locked John 20:19; John 20:26;

Verse 33

Luke 24:33

found the eleven ... the eleven were saying this, v34.

Verse 34

Luke 24:34

Saying -- The eleven, of vs. 33, said this.

Hath appeared to Simon - To Peter. It is not known precisely when this happened, as the time and place are not mentioned. Paul has referred to it in 1 Corinthians 15:5, from which it appears that he appeared to “Cephas or Peter” before he did to any other of the apostles.

Simon -- Jesus made this appearance to Simon in addition to the two on the road to Emmaeus, and then in the upper room John 20:19-23

Verse 36

Luke 24:36

stood in the midst ... cf. John 20:19-23

Verse 44

Luke 24:44

These are the words -- Or this is the “fulfillment” of what I before told you respecting my death. See Luke 18:33; Mark 10:33.

while I was still with you -- Before my death. While I was with you as a teacher and guide.

in the law of Moses -- The five books of Moses - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Among the Jews this was the first division of the Old Testament, and was called the “law.”

and the Prophets -- This was the second and largest part of the Hebrew Scriptures. It comprehended the books of Joshua, Judges, 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings, which were called the “former prophets;” and Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the twelve smaller books from Daniel, to Malachi, which were called the “latter prophets.”

and the Psalms -- The word here used probably means what were comprehended under the name of “Hagiographa,” or holy writings. This consisted of the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and the two books of Chronicles.

This division of the Old Testament was in use long before the time of Christ, and was what he referred to here; and he meant to say that in “each of” these divisions of the Old Testament there were prophecies respecting himself.

concerning me -- The “particular” subject before them was his “resurrection from the dead.” A most striking prediction of this is contained in Psalms 16:9-11. Compare it with Acts 2:24-32; Acts 13:35-37.

Verse 46

Luke 24:46-47

Thus it is written -- This is a Hebrew idiom for asserting the inspiration of Scripture (cf. Luke 24:44).

Thus it is written -- These verses summarize what the O.T. taught about the Mesiah.

to suffer ... to rise ... to be preached ... among all nations -- The grammatical feature is the use of three aorist infinitives that describe Jesus’ mission.

1. He came to suffer, Luke 24:46 (cf. Luke 24:26)

2. He came to be raised from the dead, Luke 24:46 (cf. Luke 24:7)

3. He came that repentance and forgiveness of sin should be proclaimed, Luke 24:47 (cf. Acts 5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38; Acts 26:18)

4. Among all nations - cf. Isaiah 2:2; Psalms 2:8; Psalms 72:17-19; Jeremiah 3:17; Malachi 3:12; (cf. the Great Commission.)

the third day -- This was a predicted event (cf. Hosea 6:2; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40; Matthew 16:4; 1 Corinthians 15:4). It probably relates to Jonah 1:17.

Verse 47

Luke 24:47

repentance and remission of sins -- The key elements of Jesus’ preaching an mission. Luke 19:10;

repentance -- (cf. Mark 1:15; Mark 6:12; Matthew 4:12; Matthew 11:20; Luke 13:3; Luke 13:5).

forgiveness of sins -- cf. Zacharias’ prophecy (cf. Luke 1:67-79), and the meaning of Jesus’ name (YHWH saves, cf. Matthew 1:21).

This verse has often been called "Luke’s Great Commission" (cf. Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; John 20:21).

beginning at Jerusalem ... Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1 ff; Acts 11:15 also spoken of the events on Pentecost as "the beginning."

Verse 48

Luke 24:48

witnesses ... the apostles were Jesus’ eye-witnesses. cf. Acts 1:21-22; John 15:27

Verse 49

Luke 24:49

the promise ... Acts 1:8;

power from on high ... Acts 1:8; Acts 2:43;

Verse 50

Luke 24:50

led them to Bethany ... This was about 40 days after his resurrection. Acts 1:3; Acts 2:32; when Jesus led them to the Mount of Olives and ascended back into heaven, Acts 1:12.

Verse 53

Luke 24:53

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Notes from this book are often from:

Bernard, J. H. (1929). A critical and exegetical commentary on the Gospel according to St. John. (A. H. McNeile, Ed.). New York: C. Scribner’ Sons.

Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (Jn 15:16). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

Crossway Bibles. (2008). The ESV Study Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

King James Version study Bible . (1997). (electronic ed., Jn 15:26). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1616). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.

New Living Translation Study Bible. (2008). (Jn 15:18–27). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

NIV Zondervan Study Bible: Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.