Luke 24:21

Luke 24:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
• New International Version (NIV)but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.

Context of Luke 24:21

19Jesus asked them, ‘What things have happened?’ They replied, ‘The things that happened to Jesus who was from Nazareth. He was a prophet from God. He did many great things and he spoke powerful messages. God showed that his message was true. All the people believed him. 20Then the leaders of the priests and our rulers took hold of him. They gave him to the Roman ruler. They said that he had done bad things and that he ought to die. So they killed him by fixing him to a cross. But before that we had hoped that he would save the people of Israel. We hoped that he would make us free again. There are other things too. Today is the third day since Jesus died. 22After all this happened, some women in our group surprised us. Early this morning, they went to the place where Joseph had put him. 23But they did not find his body there. So they returned to us and said, “Some angels appeared to us. They have told us that Jesus is alive.”

Luke 24:21 word by word

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἠλπίζομεν ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ. ἀλλά γε καὶ σὺν πᾶσιν τούτοις τρίτην ταύτην ἡμέραν ἄγει ἀφ᾽ οὗ ταῦτα ἐγένετο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• trustedἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it had beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• shouldμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• have redeemedλυτρόωlutroō · to ransomG3084
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• andἀλλάalla · butG235
• besideγέge · indeedG1065
• besideσύνsun · withG4862
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• to dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• isἄγωagō · to bringG71
• the thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• sinceἀπόapo · away fromG575
• sinceὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• were doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Luke 24:21

• Luke 1:68‘The Lord God of Israel is a great God. He has come to save his people. He has come to make them free.
• Luke 2:38At that moment, Anna came to where Mary and Joseph were standing in the temple. When she saw the baby, she thanked God for him. Then she began to speak about him to other people there. Many people were waiting for God to make Jerusalem free. These were the people that she spoke to about the child, Jesus.
• Psalms 130:8He will save Israel's people from all their sins.
• Isaiah 59:20The Lord says, ‘A Redeemer will come to Zion. He will come to save Jacob's people who turn away from their sins.’
• Acts 1:6While Jesus' apostles were together with him, they asked him, ‘Lord, at this time will you now give the kingdom back to us, the people of Israel?’
• 1 Peter 1:18Your ancestors lived in a way that did not make them really happy. That is the way that you learned to live as well. But now God has saved you from that way of life. You know that he has bought you for himself. He did not buy you with things that do not continue for ever, like silver or gold.
• Revelation 5:9The beings that are alive and the leaders sang a new song. They sang: ‘You are so good! You are good enough to take the book. You can break its seals and open it. You can do this because they killed you. When you died, you bought people for God with your blood. You bought them from every tribe, from every language and every nation.

Commentaries on Luke 24:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Cleopas paints the real state of his own mind in these verses. In his relation there is scarcely any thing well connected; important points are referred to, and not explained, though he considered the person to whom he spoke as entirely unacquainted with these transactions: his own hopes and fears he cannot help mixing with the narration, and throwing over the whole that confusion that dwells in his own heart. The narration is not at all in Luke's style…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21We trusted - We hoped and expected. Should have redeemed Israel - That he was the Messiah, who would have delivered the nation from the Romans. Besides all this - It is to be observed that Cleopas states things just as they occurred to his own mind. There is little connection. His mind is confused and distracted. There were so many things that were remarkable in Jesus; there was so much evidence that he was the Messiah; their hopes had been so suddenly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-27Verses 13-27 This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happened the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciples of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they may improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and stir up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are well employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make a third. Those who seek…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel: This refers to the Messiah. The crucifixion had ended their hopes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2417-24. communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had appeared in their manner.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 24:21

• Apostles
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Third Day
• Fool
• Happen
• Open
• Ought
• Sabbath
• Tale

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