King James Version
What Does Luke 24:32 Mean?
“And they said one to another , Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”
Context
30
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. vanished: or, ceased to be seen of them
32
And they said one to another , Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
33
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34
Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(32) **Did not our heart burn within us . . .?**—More accurately, *Was not our heart burning . . .*? the tense both of this and of the other verbs implying a continuous and not a momentary state or act.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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