Luke 24:17-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 24:13-35

This appearance of Christ to the two disciples going to Emmaus was mentioned, and but just mentioned, before (Mark 16:12); here it is largely related. It happened the same day that Christ rose, the first day of the new world that rose with him. One of these two disciples was Cleopas or Alpheus, said by the ancients to be the brother of Joseph, Christ's supposed father; who the other was is not certain. Some think it was Peter; it should seem indeed that Christ did appear particularly to Peter... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 24:13-35

24:13-35 Now--look you--on that same day two of them were on the way to a village called Emmaus, which is about seven miles from Jerusalem; and they talked with each other about all the things which had happened. As they talked about them, and discussed them, Jesus himself came up to them and joined them on their way. But their eyes were fastened so that they did not recognize him. He said to them, "What words are these that you are exchanging with each other as you walk?" And they stood with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:17

And he said unto them ,.... That is, "Jesus", as the Persic version, or "our Lord", as the Ethiopic version, expresses it: what manner of communications are these, that ye have one to another, as ye walk ? what is the subject of your discourse; what is it your conversation one with another turns upon in your journey? and are sad ? what melancholy story are you telling to one another, which causes such sadness of countenance, and dejection of mind? for Christ by their countenances and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:18

And one of them, whose name was Cleophas ,.... Or Alphaeus, for it is the same name; he was one of the seventy disciples, and father of the Apostles James and Jude, and brother to Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Christ, as before observed: answering, said unto him, art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ? The Persic version reads, "in these two days": the sense that whereas he appeared to come from... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

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 Gill

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

John Gill

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 24:23

And when they found not his body ,.... In the sepulchre, as they expected, and so could not do what they intended: they came ; they returned from the sepulchre with great haste, and in a very great fright, and came to the disciples, where they were assembled; saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels . The Syriac and Persic versions add, "there"; at the sepulchre, for there were two of them at least, if not three; see Luke 24:4 . They not only reported, that they could not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 24:18

Cleopas - The same as Alpheus, father of the Apostle James, Mark 3:18 , and husband of the sister of the virgin. John 19:25 . Art thou only a stranger - As if he had said, What has been done it Jerusalem, within these few days, has been so public, so awful, and so universally known, that, if thou hadst been but a lodger in the city for a single night, I cannot conceive how thou couldst miss hearing of these things: indeed, thou appearest to be the only person unacquainted with them. read more

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