Luke 24:46

24:46 and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ ¹  would suffer ²  and would rise from the dead on the third day,

Luke 24:48

24:48 You are witnesses ³  of these things.

¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

² tn Three Greek infinitives are the key to this summary: (1) to suffer, (2) to rise, and (3) to be preached. The Christ (Messiah) would be slain, would be raised, and a message about repentance would go out into all the world as a result. All of this was recorded in the scripture. The remark shows the continuity between Jesus’ ministry, the scripture, and what disciples would be doing as they declared the Lord risen.

³ sn You are witnesses. This becomes a key concept of testimony in Acts. See Acts 1:8.