John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:20
And how the chief priests and our rulers ,.... Civil and ecclesiastic: delivered him ; to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor: to be condemned to death ; the death of the cross, by the said governor, having first seized him and examined him before their sanhedrim, and pronounced him guilty of death: and have crucified him ; for though Pilate passed the sentence, and the Roman soldiers executed it, yet these men are said to do it, because it was at their request, and through their... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:19
And he said unto them, what things ?.... Still appearing as if he was ignorant, and in order to, draw out of them a particular relation: and they said unto him ; both of them, or rather Cleophas, for himself and his companion: concerning Jesus of Nazareth ; that is, what had happened to him, who was commonly known by this name, and was called so by way of contempt: but which was a prophet ; not only a foreteller of things to come, as he foretold his sufferings, death, and... read more