Luke 24:27
New International Version
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

English Standard Version
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Berean Standard Bible
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

Berean Literal Bible
And having begun from Moses and from all the Prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

King James Bible
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

New King James Version
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

New American Standard Bible
Then beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

NASB 1995
Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

NASB 1977
And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

Amplified Bible
Then beginning with Moses and [throughout] all the [writings of the] prophets, He explained and interpreted for them the things referring to Himself [found] in all the Scriptures.

Christian Standard Bible
Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

American Standard Version
And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus then explained everything written about himself in the Scriptures, beginning with the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.

English Revised Version
And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he began with Moses' Teachings and the Prophets to explain to them what was said about him throughout the Scriptures.

Good News Translation
And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets.

International Standard Version
Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all the passages of Scripture about himself.

Majority Standard Bible
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

NET Bible
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.

New Heart English Bible
Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Webster's Bible Translation
And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Weymouth New Testament
And, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the passages in Scripture which refer to Himself.

World English Bible
Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And having begun from Moses, and from all the Prophets, He was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about Himself.

Berean Literal Bible
And having begun from Moses and from all the Prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

Young's Literal Translation
and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.

Smith's Literal Translation
And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained clearly to them in all the writings concerning himself.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures, the things that were concerning him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them, in all the Scriptures, the things that were about him.

New American Bible
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures.

New Revised Standard Version
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he began from Moses and from all the prophets, and interpreted to them from all the scriptures concerning himself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he began from Moses and from all The Prophets and he expounded to them about himself from all of the scriptures.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them, in all the Scriptures, the things concerning himself.

Godbey New Testament
And beginning from Moses and all the prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures, the things concerning Himself.

Haweis New Testament
And beginning from Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the scriptures, the things relating to himself.

Mace New Testament
then beginning at Moses he explain'd all the passages there, and in all the prophets, which related to himself.

Weymouth New Testament
And, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the passages in Scripture which refer to Himself.

Worrell New Testament
And, beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He thoroughly interpreted to them, in all the Scriptures, the things concerning Himself.

Worsley New Testament
And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, He explained to them in all the scriptures the things that were spoken concerning Himself.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Opens the Scriptures
26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” 27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. 28As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.…

Cross References
John 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

Acts 8:35
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Hebrews 1:1-2
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

1 Peter 1:10-11
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

2 Timothy 3:15-16
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. / All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Acts 17:2-3
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, / explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, / that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Acts 3:18
But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

Romans 1:2
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.

Isaiah 53:1-12
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? / He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

beginning.

Luke 24:44
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.

Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

and all.

Luke 24:25
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

Psalm 16:9,10
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope…

Psalm 132:11
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

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9. They report it to others.
13. Jesus himself appears to the two disciples that went to Emmaus;
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And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself
And beginning
The phrase "And beginning" signifies the initiation of a profound teaching moment. In the Greek, the word "beginning" (ἀρξάμενος, arxamenos) implies a starting point, suggesting that Jesus is laying a foundational understanding for His disciples. This moment marks the commencement of a journey through the Scriptures, emphasizing the importance of starting with a solid foundation in understanding God's Word.

with Moses
"With Moses" refers to the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible traditionally attributed to Moses. These books lay the groundwork for the entire biblical narrative, containing the Law and the early history of God's people. By starting with Moses, Jesus underscores the continuity of God's plan from the very beginning, highlighting the Law's role in pointing to the need for a Savior.

and all the Prophets
The phrase "and all the Prophets" encompasses the writings of the major and minor prophets in the Old Testament. These texts are rich with messianic prophecies and foreshadowings of Christ's coming. The Greek word for "Prophets" (προφήτης, prophētēs) indicates those who speak forth God's message. Jesus is showing that the prophetic writings consistently point to Him as the fulfillment of God's promises.

He explained to them
"He explained to them" suggests a detailed and clear exposition. The Greek word used here (διερμήνευσεν, diermēneusen) means to interpret or expound. Jesus is not merely reading the Scriptures but is providing a deep, insightful interpretation that reveals their true meaning and significance in light of His life, death, and resurrection.

what was written
This phrase emphasizes the authority and reliability of the Scriptures. The Greek term for "written" (γεγραμμένα, gegrammena) indicates something that has been recorded and established. Jesus is affirming the divine inspiration and enduring truth of the biblical texts, which bear witness to Him.

in all the Scriptures
"In all the Scriptures" highlights the comprehensive nature of Jesus' teaching. The term "Scriptures" (γραφάς, graphas) refers to the sacred writings of the Old Testament. Jesus is demonstrating that every part of the Scriptures, from the Law to the Prophets, contains revelations about Him, underscoring the unity and coherence of the biblical message.

about Himself
The phrase "about Himself" is the climax of this verse, revealing the central focus of the Scriptures. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, the one to whom all the Scriptures testify. This Christocentric interpretation is foundational to Christian theology, affirming that Jesus is the promised Messiah and the ultimate revelation of God's redemptive plan.

(27) Beginning at Moses and all the prophets.--Better, from Moses. Here, then, if not before, there was a full "opening of the Scriptures" on all that pertained to the work and office of the Christ, and it is, at least, a legitimate inference to believe that we find the echoes of the great lesson thus given in all, or most, of the interpretations of Messianic prophecies in the written or spoken teaching of the Apostles. From the great first gospel of Genesis 3:15, to the last utterance of the last of the Prophets announcing the coming of Elijah (Malachi 4:5), with special stress, doubtless, on prophecies, such as those of Psalms 16, 22, Isaiah 53, that spoke of sufferings and of death as belonging to the perfect picture of the Servant of the Lord, and the ideal King, the unfolding of the divine purpose was now made clear to those who before had been "slow of heart to believe."

Verse 27. - And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. The three divisions, the Pentateuch (Moses), the prophets, and all the Scriptures, cover the whole Old Testament received then in the same words as we possess them now. The Lord's proofs of what he asserted he drew from the whole series of writings, rapidly glancing over the long many-coloured roll called the Old Testament. "Jesus had before him a grand field, from the Protevangelium, the first great Gospel of Genesis, down to Malachi. In studying the Scriptures for himself, he had found himself in them everywhere (John 5:39, 40)' (Godet). The things concerning himself. The Scriptures which the Lord probably referred to specially were the promise to Eve (Genesis 3:15); the promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:18); the Paschal lamb (Exodus 12.); the scapegoat (Leviticus 16:1-34); the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:9); the greater Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15); the star and sceptre (Numbers 24:17); the smitten rock (Numbers 20:11; 1 Corinthians 10:4), etc.; Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14); "Unto us a Child is born," etc. (Isaiah 9:6, 7); the good Shepherd (Isaiah 40:10, 11); the meek Sufferer (Isaiah 50:6); he who bore our griefs (Isaiah 53:4, 5); the Branch (Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:14, 15); the Heir of David (Ezekiel 34:23); the Ruler from Bethlehem (Micah 5:2); the Branch (Zechariah 6:12); the lowly King (Zechariah 9:9); the pierced Victim (Zechariah 12:10); the smitten Shepherd (Zechariah 13:7); the messenger of the covenant (Malachi 3:1); the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2); and no doubt many other passages. Dr. Davison, in his book on prophecy, pp. 266-287, shows that there is not one of the prophets without some distinct reference to Christ, except Nahum, Jonah (who was himself a type and prophetic sign), and Habakkuk, who, however, uses the memorable words quoted in Romans 1:17. To these we must add references to several of the psalms, notably to the sixteenth and twenty-second, where sufferings and death are spoken of as Belonging to the perfect picture of the Servant of the Lord and the ideal King. His hearers would know well how strangely the agony of Calvary was foreshadowed in those vivid word-pictures he called before their memories in the course of that six-mile walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

beginning
ἀρξάμενος (arxamenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

with
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Moses
Μωϋσέως (Mōuseōs)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Prophets,
προφητῶν (prophētōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

He explained
διερμήνευσεν (diermēneusen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1329: To translate, interpret, explain. From dia and hermeneuo; to explain thoroughly, by implication, to translate.

to them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

what [ was written ]
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

all
πάσαις (pasais)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Scriptures
γραφαῖς (graphais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1124: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Himself.
ἑαυτοῦ (heautou)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself.


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