King James Version
Luke 24:45 in the King James Version says “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,” — study this verse from Luke chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,”
Luke 24:45 · KJV
And he took it, and did eat before them.
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“opened he”
G1272to open thoroughly, literally (as a first-born) or figuratively (to expound)
“their”
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
“understanding”
G3563the intellect, i.e., mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
“that they might understand”
G4920to put together, i.e., (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously
“the scriptures”
G1124a document, i.e., holy writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
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