Discovery BoxLuke 24:26
Context24:26 Wasn’t 1 it necessary 2 for the Christ 3 to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
Luke 24:44-46
Context24:44 Then 4 he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me 5 in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms 6 must be fulfilled.” 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures, 7 24:46 and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ 8 would suffer 9 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.”
[24:44] 4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[24:44] 5 sn Everything written about me. The divine plan, events, and scripture itself are seen here as being one.
[24:44] 6 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] 7 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] 8 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
[24:46] 9 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.
