King James Version
What Does Luke 24:7 Mean?
“Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”
Context
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And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? the living: or, him that liveth
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He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
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Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
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And they remembered his words,
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And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **Into the hands of sinful men.**—The adjective does not appear in the earlier report. It is probably used here, more or less, in its popular Jewish meaning, as applied to “sinners of the Gentiles” (Galatians 2:15).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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