John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:22
Yea, and certain women also of our company ,.... Who came with them from Galilee, who were of the same religion, professed the same faith, and belonged to the same society and community; who they were, and their names, see Luke 24:10 . made us astonished ; surprised us, with an account they brought, so that we could not, nor can we now tell, what to think or say of it; it is such an one, we know not how to believe, nor to disprove; it is we fear too good to be true, and should it be as... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:21
But we trusted ,.... "In him", as the Ethiopic version adds: that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel ; they thought, hoped, and believed, that he was the Messiah, spoken of under the character of the Redeemer of Israel; and they had been in expectation of redemption by him, though only of a temporal kind, from the Roman yoke and bondage; but now they could not tell what to think of it, since he was dead; indeed they were not altogether without hope, since there was a report... read more