Lukas 24:26

24:26 Wasn’t ¹  it necessary ²  for the Christ ³  to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

Lukas 24:44-46

Jesus’ Final Commission

24:44 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.”

[24:26]  sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.

[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.