King James Version
Luke 24:27 in the King James Version says “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”
Luke 24:27 · King James Version
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“at”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“at”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“the prophets”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the scriptures”
G1124a document, i.e., holy writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
“the things concerning”
G4012properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas
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