Luke 24:47

Luke 24:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Context of Luke 24:47

45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Luke 24:47 word by word

καὶ κηρυχθῆναι ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ μετάνοιαν εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἀρξάμενοι ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλήμ.Read the interlinear

• andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
• andεἰςeis · towardG1519
• forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
• of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• will be proclaimedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• beginningἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• inἀπόapo · away fromG575
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for Luke 24:47

• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
• Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Acts 2:38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 3:19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
• Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
• Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 26:20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
• 1 John 2:12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
• Psalms 67:2that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
• Psalms 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

Commentaries on Luke 24:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Repentance - See its nature fully explained on Matthew 3:1; (note). Remission of sins - ̔, The taking away - removal of sins, in general every thing that relates to the destruction of the power, the pardoning of the guilt, and the purification of the heart from the very nature of sin. Should be preached in his name - See the office of a proclaimer, herald, or preacher, explained in the note on Matthew 3:1; (note), and particularly at the end of that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Repentance - Sorrow for sin and forsaking of it. It was proper that the “necessity” of repentance should be preached among all nations, for all were sinners. See Acts 17:30. Remission of sins - Pardon or forgiveness of sins. It should be proclaimed that all people should repent, and that those who are penitent may be pardoned. In my name - By my command it should be proclaimed that people should repent, and by my merit that they may be pardoned. Pardon is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-49Verses 36-49 Jesus appeared in a miraculous manner, assuring the disciples of his peace, though they had so lately forsaken him, and promising spiritual peace with every blessing. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him. He spake with them on their unreasonable unbelief. Nothing had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations: See Isaiah 42:6; 49:6; Joel 2:28–32; Amos 9:11–12; Acts 2:17–21; 13:47; 15:16–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. These are the words, &c.--that is, "Now you will understand what seemed so dark to you when I told you about the Son of man being put to death and rising again" (Lu 18:31-34). while ... yet with you--a striking expression, implying that He was now, as the dead and risen Saviour, virtually dissevered from this scene of mortality, and from all ordinary intercourse with His mortal disciples. law ... prophets ... psalms--the three Jewish divisions of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 24:47

• Atonement
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Missions
• Repentance
• Salvation
• Sin
• Suffering
• Types

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Commentaries on Luke 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings