Luke 24:26-27

24:26 Wasn’t ¹  it necessary ²  for the Christ ³  to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 24:27 Then ⁴  beginning with Moses and all the prophets, ⁵  he interpreted to them the things written about ⁶  himself in all the scriptures.

Luke 24:44-46

Jesus’ Final Commission

24:44 Then ⁷  he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me ⁸  in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms ⁹  must be fulfilled.” 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures, ¹⁰  24:46 and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ ¹¹  would suffer ¹²  and would rise from the dead on the third day,

[24:26]  ¹ tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.

[24:26]  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).

[24:26]  ³ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:27]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:27]  ⁵ sn The reference to Moses and all the prophets is a way to say the promise of Messiah runs throughout OT scripture from first to last.

[24:27]  ⁶ tn Or “regarding,” “concerning.” “Written” is implied by the mention of the scriptures in context; “said” could also be used here, referring to the original utterances, but by now these things had been committed to writing.

[24:44]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:44]  ⁸ sn Everything written about me. The divine plan, events, and scripture itself are seen here as being one.

[24:44]  ⁹ sn For a similar threefold division of the OT scriptures, see the prologue to Sirach, lines 8-10, and from Qumran, the epilogue to 4QMMT, line 10.

[24:45]  ¹⁰ sn Luke does not mention specific texts here, but it is likely that many of the scriptures he mentioned elsewhere in Luke-Acts would have been among those he had in mind.

[24:46]  ¹¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:46]  ¹² 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.