Text -- Luke 24:26 (NET)

24:26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 24:26

¹ tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.

² sn The statement Wasn’t it necessary is a reference to the design of God’s plan (see Luke 24:7). Suffering must precede glory (see Luke 17:25).

³ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.