Luke 24:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then he said to them,“What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.

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  • Ezek 9:4-6 : 4 The LORD said to him,“Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.” 5 While I listened, he said to the others,“Go through the city after him and strike people down; do not let your eye pity nor spare anyone! 6 Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women– wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
  • John 16:6 : 6 Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.
  • John 16:20-22 : 20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy. 21 When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

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    18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him,“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that have happened there in these days?”

    19 He said to them,“What things?”“The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied,“a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;

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    11 But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.

    12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

    13 Jesus Walks the Road to Emmaus Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

    14 They were talking to each other about all the things that had happened.

    15 While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them

    16 (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

  • Luke 24:24-33
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    24 Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”

    25 So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

    26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

    27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.

    28 So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,

    29 but they urged him,“Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.

    30 When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

    31 At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.

    32 They said to each other,“Didn’t our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”

    33 So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

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    35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

    36 Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

    38 Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • 12 After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

  • 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,

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    4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

    5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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    40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

    41 And while they still could not believe it(because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”

  • 19 They were distressed, and one by one said to him,“Surely not I?”

  • 13 They said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied,“They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”

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    17 Then some of his disciples said to one another,“What is the meaning of what he is saying,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and,‘because I am going to the Father’?”

    18 So they kept on repeating,“What is the meaning of what he says,‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”

    19 Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?

  • 10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

  • 34 But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.

  • 21 Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

  • 33 Questions About the Greatest Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“What were you discussing on the way?”

  • 3 They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

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    34 He asked,“Where have you laid him?” They replied,“Lord, come and see.”

    35 Jesus wept.

  • 17 Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

  • 8 Then the women remembered his words,

  • 10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

  • 12 A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).

  • 16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

  • 22 The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.

  • 7 So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

  • 21 Thus one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated with us,

  • 15 Jesus said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him,“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”

  • 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they became greatly distressed.