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

19“What things?” Jesus asked. “The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. 20But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago. 22“Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. 23They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them 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“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.
• Luke 2:38She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.
• Psalms 130:8He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.
• Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins,” says the Lord.
• Acts 1:6So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and 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