God’s Word Translation
Luke 24:20
20Our chief priests and rulers had him condemned to death and crucified.
Luke 24:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
- New International Version (NIV)The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;
- English Standard Version (ESV)and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.
Context of Luke 24:20
18One of them, Cleopas, replied, “Are you the only one in Jerusalem who doesn’t know what has happened recently?” 19“What happened?” he asked. They said to him, “We were discussing what happened to Jesus from Nazareth. He was a powerful prophet in what he did and said in the sight of God and all the people. Our chief priests and rulers had him condemned to death and crucified. 21We were hoping that he was the one who would free Israel. What’s more, this is now the third day since everything happened. 22Some of the women from our group startled us. They went to the tomb early this morning
Read all of Luke 24Luke 24:20 word by word
ὅπως τε παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν εἰς κρίμα θανάτου καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andτεte · and/bothG5037
- howὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
- the chief priestsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- be condemnedκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
- to deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- have crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
Cross-references for Luke 24:20
- Luke 22:66In the morning the council of the people’s leaders, the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings, gathered together. They brought Jesus in front of their highest court and asked him,
- Luke 23:1Then the entire assembly stood up and took him to Pilate.
- Matthew 27:1Early in the morning all the chief priests and the leaders of the people decided to execute Jesus.
- Mark 15:1Early in the morning the chief priests immediately came to a decision with the leaders and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. The whole Jewish council decided to tie Jesus up, lead him away, and hand him over to Pilate.
- Acts 3:13The God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed Jesus over to Pilate. You rejected him in Pilate’s presence, even though Pilate had decided to let him go free.
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, because he was filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and leaders of the people,
- Acts 4:27“In this city Herod and Pontius Pilate made plans together with non-Jewish people and the people of Israel. They made their plans against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
- Acts 5:30You murdered Jesus by hanging him on a cross. But the God of our ancestors brought him back to life.
- Acts 13:27The people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers didn’t know who Jesus was. They didn’t understand the prophets’ messages, which are read every day of rest—a holy day. So they condemned Jesus and fulfilled what the prophets had said.
Commentaries on Luke 24:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Sec the notes at Matthew 26:59-66.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. 13-34Luke alone records this resurrection appearance. Jesus corrected the disciples’ misunderstanding by showing from the Scriptures that the Christ had to suffer. Then he opened their eyes to understand that he had risen from the dead.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
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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
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