He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”
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He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”
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And he sayde vnto them: What maner of communicacions are these that ye have one to another as ye walke and are sadde.
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And he sayd vnto them, What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke and are sad?
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Passages linked to Luke 24:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- John 16:6 But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
- John 16:20-22 Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world. Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
- Ezekiel 9:4-6 Yahweh said to him, “Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” To the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him, and strike. Don’t let your eye spare, neither have pity. Kill utterly the old man, the young man, the virgin, little children and women; but don’t come near any man on whom is the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” Then they began at the old men who were before the house.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 17 And he said unto them, What manner of…
17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Ver. 17. That ye have one to another] Gr. that ye toss one to another, as a ball is tossed between two or more. αντιβαλλετε, tu cum duo pila lusitaut.
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And are sad] Christ loves not to see his saints sad; he questions them as Joseph did his prisoners, "Wherefore look ye so sadly today?" Gen 40:7, and as the king did Nehemiah, Luk 2:2.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not that he, from whom the secrets of no…
Not that he, from whom the secrets of no hearts are hidden, did not know what they were discoursing about, but that he had a mind to hear them repeated from them, that from their repetition of them he might take the better advantage to instruct them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said unto them, what things?.... Still appearing…
And he said unto them, what things?.... Still appearing as if he was ignorant, and in order to, draw out of them a particular relation:
and they said unto him; both of them, or rather Cleophas, for himself and his companion:
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concerning Jesus of Nazareth; that is, what had happened to him, who was commonly known by this name, and was called so by way of contempt: but
which was a prophet; not only a foreteller of things to come, as he foretold his sufferings, death, and resurrection, the troubles that should befall his disciples, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the end of the world; but he was a preacher of the Gospel, an eminent one, a famous and extraordinary one, that prophet which Moses spake of should come; and who was mighty in deed and word: he was anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power, which he showed by the miracles he wrought; such as healing the sick, cleansing lepers, casting out devils, restoring sight to the blind, causing the deaf to hear, the dumb to speak, the lame to walk, and raising the dead to life; and in the doctrines he taught, which were with authority, and such as never man spake:
before God and all the people; he was sent and anointed by God as a prophet, and approved by him; who bore a testimony to him by a voice from heaven, declaring him to be his beloved Son; and the works he wrought, were done publicly before men, who glorified God on that account; and the doctrines he taught, were not taught in secret, but in the synagogues and in the temple, in the audience of all the people, and to their surprise and admiration.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain What manner of communications ... - What is the…
What manner of communications ... - What is the subject of your conversation? What is it that has so much affected your minds? They were deeply affected in the recollection of the death of Jesus; and, as became all Christians, they were conversing about him, and were sad at the overwhelming events that had come upon them.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had…
communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had appeared in their manner.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. What manner of communications—Our Saviour is suddenly nigh…
17. What manner of communications—Our Saviour is suddenly nigh the disciples, and his inquiry is in that tone and style which imply that he may give relief.
Sad—The word describes the expression of their countenances, sad-faced.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. that ye have one to another] Literally, “cast…
17. that ye have one to another] Literally, “cast to and fro.”
and are sad] The true reading seems to be and they stood still (estathesan, א, A, B, and some ancient versions; estesan, L), looking sad. They stopped short, displeased at the unwelcome, and possibly perilous, intrusion of a stranger into their conversation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) What manner of communications . . .?—Literally, What…
(17) What manner of communications . . .?—Literally, What are these words that ye bandy to and fro with one another?
And are sad.—The adjective is the same as that used of the hypocrites in Mat_6:16. The better MSS. make the question stop at “as ye walk,” and then add, “And they stood sad in countenance.” Over and above the authority for this reading, it has unquestionably the merit of greater dramatic vividness.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain What manner of communications are these that ye have…
What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? The older authorities make the question stop at "as ye walk," and then add, "and they stood still, looking sad." This change is, of course, of no great importance, but it considerably adds to the vividness of the picture.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The conversation:
The conversation:
v. 17. And He said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk, and are sad?
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v. 18. And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto Him, Art Thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
v. 19. And He said unto them, What things? And they said unto Him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
v. 20. and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him.
v. 21. But we trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel; and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
v. 22. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulcher;
v. 23. and when they found not His body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive.
v. 24. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said; but Him they saw not.
The two disciples saw in Jesus only a companion by the way, and His entire manner tended to confirm this idea. He inquired of them, after the manner of a casual acquaintance, as to the matters concerning which they were exchanging ideas as they were walking along, about which they were so excited. What He already knows He wishes to hear from their own mouths, and His tone is one of genuine, sympathetic interest. The two men were deeply touched by the stranger’s kindly interest. They stood still to face the newcomer, and their faces registered the deep grief which was filling their hearts. As they thereupon resumed their journey, with Jesus in their company, one of the two, whose name was Cleopas, took it upon himself to explain to the stranger the questions which were agitating their minds. His first words express his great surprise that here was a pilgrim, probably the only one in that class, that did not know what had happened in Jerusalem during the last days. And when Jesus, to draw them out still further, interjected a surprised "What things?" both of the men eagerly explained to Him the cause of all their anxious conversation. The entire speech is true to life, as if people speaking under the stress of great excitement. They refer to important points, but do not explain them; they mix up their own hopes and fears into the narration; and the entire presentation savored of the confusion which was then prevailing in both their hearts. The facts concerning Jesus of Nazareth were making them feel so sad. For that Man had become in their midst a Prophet mighty in both word and deed, irresistibly eloquent in His preaching and incontrovertible in His miracles. Both before God and before all the people this testimony must stand. This Man the high priests and the rulers of the people had delivered to the sentence of a shameful death on the cross. He was dead; so much was certain. And here the dam of restraint almost gave way. They, the disciples, with the apostles in the lead, had cherished the fond hope, the eager expectation, that He would be the one to bring salvation to Israel, that He would deliver His people, the children of Israel, from the bondage of the Romans, and establish a temporal kingdom in Jerusalem. But now, in addition to all their shattered hopes, there is the further hard fact that this is the third day since His death. And there was another disquieting fact. Certain women from the circle of the disciples had greatly disturbed them all, had filled them with anxiety and fear, for they had been at His tomb at the break of day, and, not finding His body, they had come to the city with the news that they had seen a vision of angels, who told them that Jesus was living. Several men out of their midst had then gone out to verify the news, if possible, and they had found things just as the women had said; but Him, their Lord, they had not found. It was a sad tale of woe which the two men, with Cleopas taking the lead in the conversation, poured out into the sympathetic ears of the Savior. It showed how pitifully weak their faith still was in many respects, that their minds were even now filled with the Jewish dreams of an earthly Messiah, and that the many intimate talks, the long discourses of Jesus, had not had the proper effect. And the experience of these two disciples is repeated over and over again in our days. We Christians indeed believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. But this our faith and hope is often subject to vacillations and uncertainties. Hours of weakness, of trouble and tribulation will come, when all the things which we have learned from Scripture seem no more than a pious dream. Then it seems to us as though Jesus were dead, as though we had lost Him and His salvation out of our hearts.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Jesus said to them
Jesus said to them
"Jesus said to the two men"
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Cleopas
This is the name of a man. (See: How to Translate Names)
Are you the only person ... days?
Cleopas uses this question to show his surprise that this man appears not to know about the things that have happened in Jerusalem. AT: "You must be the only person ... days" (See: Rhetorical Question)
Are you
Here "you" is singular. (See: Forms of You)
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Jerusalem
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