Luke 24:6

Luk 24:6 . μνήσθητε , etc.: the reference is to what Jesus told the disciples in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi (9). There is no indication elsewhere that women were present on that occasion. ὡς : not merely “that,” but “how,” in what terms. ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ : this reference to Galilee suggests that Lk. was aware of another reference to Galilee as the place of rendezvous for the meeting between the disciples and their risen Master (Mat 26:32 , Mar 14:28 , to which there is nothing corresponding in Lk.).

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in Galilee--to which these women themselves belonged (Luk 23:55).

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(6) Remember how he spake unto you.-The direct appeal to the memory of the women is peculiar to St. Luke, and shows us what does not lie on the surface of the Gospel history, that they, too, were among those to whom were uttered the prophecies of the Passion and the Resurrection of which we read in Luk_9:43-45. In the words of Mat_28:6, “He is risen, as He said,” we have an indirect reference of the same character.

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6. when he was yet in Galilee] Mat_17:22-23.

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Saying, the son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men,.... As Christ was, who is intended by the son of man, he being the son of David, and the son of Abraham, and the son of Adam, though he was the seed of the woman, and born of a virgin; he was truly man, and subject to the infirmities of men; for this is sometimes used as a diminutive expression, though a title of the Messiah in the Old Testament, and regards him in his state of humiliation. He was delivered into the hands of the band of men and officers by Judas, who came against him with swords and staves, as against a thief; and by the Jews to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, a very wicked man; and by him, to the will of the Jews, who, with wicked hands, took him, and slew him; and into the hands of the Roman soldiers, who crucified him, and who may more especially be meant by sinful men, the Gentiles; and especially Heathen soldiers, being reckoned by the Jews notorious sinners: to be among sinners, in the company of such sinful men, must needs be very disagreeable to the holy and harmless Lamb of God; but to be in their hands, and at their mercy, whose tender mercies are cruel, must be very afflicting:

and be crucified: which was a Roman death, and a very shameful, and painful one:

and the third day rise again; it is for the sake of this chiefly that the angels put the women in mind of this whole paragraph, which so fully confirms their testimony of his resurrection; and which the women might be assured of, upon calling to mind these words, which they themselves had heard from Christ's mouth; and it being now the third day since the death of Christ. The words declare, that all these things must be; that there was a necessity of them; partly on account of the decrees of God, by which it was determined they should be; and partly on account of the covenant engagements of Christ, in which he agreed unto them; and also, by reason of the prophecies of the Old Testament, which gave out, that thus it must be; yea, our Lord's own predictions made them necessary; and the law and justice of God required them; or otherwise, the salvation of God's people could not have been obtained.

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6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

Ver. 6. See Mat 28:5-6.

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Vers. 6, 7. He is not here, but is risen. These words were repeated in each of the angelic communications at the sepulchre. Remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. The angels here call to the women"s memory the Master"s former promises of the Resurrection. In St. Matthew and Mark the angel bids them tell the disciples not to forget the appointed place of meeting in Galilee, referring to the Lord"s words on the way from the "Last Supper" to Gethsemane. (Mat_26:32)

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Remember how he spake to you, saying, The Son of man must be delivered - This is only a repetition of the words which our Lord had spoken to them before his passion But it is observable, he never styles himself the Son of man after his resurrection.

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Connecting Statement:

The angels finish speaking to the women.

but has been raised

"but he has been made alive again." "Raised" here is an idiom for "caused to live again." This can be stated in active form. AT: "because God has made him alive again" (See: Active or Passive and Idiom)

Remember how

"Remember what"

to you

The word "you" is plural. It refers to the women and possibly the other disciples in addition. (See: Forms of You)

that the Son of Man

This is the beginning of an indirect quote. It can also be translated with a direct quote as in the UDB. (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)

the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified

The phrase "must be" means this is something that would certainly happen because God had already decided that it would happen. This can be translated in active form. AT: "it was necessary that they hand the Son of Man over to sinful men who would crucify him" (See: Active or Passive)

into the hands

Here "hands" refers to power or control. (See: Metonymy)

third day

The Jews counted any portion of a day as a day. Therefore, the day Jesus was raised was the "third day" because it followed the day of his burial and the Sabbath day. (See: Ordinal Numbers)

translationWords

raise

Galilee

Son of Man

hand

sin

crucify

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6. ἔτι ὢν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ. St Luke, evidently with intention, here introduces a remarkable variation from the traditional words (Mat 28:7; Mar 16:7).

6. To the Eleven Apostles. The incredulity of Thomas removed. Joh 20:26-29.

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6. He was seen on various occasions by various kinds of witnesses, male and female, both individuals and companies, both sceptical and trusting.

6. οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε, ἀλλὰ ἠγέρθη. Like the doubtful words in ver. 3, this sentences is wanting in D and important Latin authorities. A reason for the omission is hard to find. A very early insertion from Mar 16:6 = Mat 28:6 may be suspected: see now at the end of this chapter.

μνήσθητε. Angels “may be employed in endless ways of which we can form no idea, but we have Scripture warrant for supposing that they call things to remembrance, and it is not going much her to suppose that they put thoughts into people’s minds” (Latham, A Service of Angels; p, 162).

ὡς ἐλάλησεν ὑμῖν. The ὡς is not exactly ὅτι, but suggests the wording of the statement: in both 9:22 and 18:32, 33 the important “on the third day” is predicted. The whole of this to end of ver. 8 is peculiar to Lk. On the other hand Lk, who records no appearances in Galilee, omits προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τήν Γαλιλαίαν, which refers back to Mar 14:28; Mat 26:32.

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