SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:21
Pero nosotros esperbamos que l era el que había de redimir a Israel; y ahora sobre todo esto, hoy es el tercer día que esto ha acontecido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 24:21
Verse 21. - 24. Cleopas paints the real state of his own mind in these verses. In his relation there is scarcely any thing well connected; important points are referred to, and not explained, though he considered the person to whom he spoke as entirely unacquainted with these transactions: his own hopes and fears he cannot help mixing with the narration, and throwing over the whole that confusion that dwells in his own heart. The narration is not at all in Luke's style; but as it is probable he was the other disciple who was present, and had heard the words of Cleopas, he gave them in that simple, natural, artless manner in which they were spoken. Had the account been forged, those simple, natural touches would not have appeared.
To-day is the third day] Our Lord had often said that he would rise again the third day; and though Alpheus had little hope of this resurrection, yet he could not help recollecting the words he had heard, especially as they seemed to be confirmed by the relation of the women, ver. 22-24.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. But we trusted , etc.] In him, as the Ethiopic version adds: that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel ; they thought, hoped, and believed, that he was the Messiah, spoken of under the character of the Redeemer of Israel; and they had been in expectation of redemption by him, though only of a temporal kind, from the Roman yoke and bondage; but now they could not tell what to think of it, since he was dead; indeed they were not altogether without hope, since there was a report of his being raised from the dead; but what credit was to be given to that, they could not say: but certain it is, that he was the true Messiah, and promised Redeemer; and who was to redeem, and has redeemed the whole Israel of God; even all the elect of God, whether among Jews or Gentiles, from the servitude and damning power of sin, from the slavery of Satan, and the bondage of the law, and from every enemy; and that by his precious blood, his sufferings and death, the very things which were the occasion of these disciples' doubts about him, as the Redeemer: so the Jews say f710 , that upon the death of the Messiah, the son of Joseph, all Israel shall flee to the deserts, and such as are of a doubtful heart shall turn to the nations of the world and say, is this the redemption we have waited for, for the Messiah is slain? And besides all this, today is the third day, since these things were done ; which is either mentioned, as an aggravation of the ignorance of the stranger, that these things should be done so lately, as within three days, and yet he should be ignorant of them, or not remember them, and need to be informed about them; or as a further reason of their doubting, that it was now the third day since the death of Jesus, and there was nothing certain of his resurrection, only the report of the women, which they could not depend upon; or else as a reason of their trusting, that he was the person that should redeem Israel; since this was the third day from his crucifixion; the day on which he said he should rise from the dead, and of which there was a report spread, not to be disproved, that he was that day actually risen: this day is greatly observed by the Jews f711 : they take notice that the Scriptures speak of several remarkable third days; and besides ( Genesis 22:4 Hosea 6:2) is cited a passage which refers to the resurrection of Christ on the third day; and they speak of the third day of the tribes, ( Genesis 42:18) of the third day of the spies, ( Joshua 2:16) of the third day of the giving of the law, ( Exodus 19:16) of the third day of Jonas, (Jon 1:17) (which was a type of the resurrection of the Messiah, ( Matthew 12:40)) of the third day of those that came up out of the captivity, ( Ezra 8:15) of the third day of the resurrection of the dead, ( Hosea 6:2) and of the third day of Esther, ( Esther 5:1).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-27 - This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happene the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciple of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they ma improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and sti up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are wel employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make a third Those who seek Christ, shall find him: he will manifest himself to those that inquire after him; and give knowledge to those who use the helps for knowledge which they have. No matter how it was, but so it was, they did not know him; he so ordering it, that they might the mor freely discourse with him. Christ's disciples are often sad an sorrowful, even when they have reason to rejoice; but through the weakness of their faith, they cannot take the comfort offered to them Though Christ is entered into his state of exaltation, yet he notice the sorrows of his disciples, and is afflicted in their afflictions Those are strangers in Jerusalem, that know not of the death an sufferings of Jesus. Those who have the knowledge of Christ crucified should seek to spread that knowledge. Our Lord Jesus reproved them for the weakness of their faith in the Scriptures of the Old Testament. Di we know more of the Divine counsels as far as they are made known in the Scriptures, we should not be subject to the perplexities we ofte entangle ourselves in. He shows them that the sufferings of Christ wer really the appointed way to his glory; but the cross of Christ was tha to which they could not reconcile themselves. Beginning at Moses, the first inspired writer of the Old Testament, Jesus expounded to them the things concerning himself. There are many passages throughout all the Scriptures concerning Christ, which it is of great advantage to pu together. We cannot go far in any part, but we meet with something tha has reference to Christ, some prophecy, some promise, some prayer, some type or other. A golden thread of gospel grace runs through the whol web of the Old Testament. Christ is the best expositor of Scripture and even after his resurrection, he led people to know the myster concerning himself, not by advancing new notions, but by showing ho the Scripture was fulfilled, and turning them to the earnest study of it.
Greek Textus Receptus
ημεις 2249 P-1NP δε 1161 CONJ ηλπιζομεν 1679 5707 V-IAI-1P οτι 3754 CONJ αυτος 846 P-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM μελλων 3195 5723 V-PAP-NSM λυτρουσθαι 3084 5733 V-PMN τον 3588 T-ASM ισραηλ 2474 N-PRI αλλα 235 CONJ γε 1065 PRT συν 4862 PREP πασιν 3956 A-DPN τουτοις 5125 D-DPN τριτην 5154 A-ASF ταυτην 3778 D-ASF ημεραν 2250 N-ASF αγει 71 5719 V-PAI-3S σημερον 4594 ADV αφ 575 PREP ου 3739 R-GSM ταυτα 5023 D-NPN εγενετο 1096 5633 V-2ADI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
21. Trusted (hlpizoman). More correctly, hoped. Imperfect: were hoping all the while.Should have redeemed. Rev., more correctly, should redeem (lutrousqai). See on 1 Pet. i. 18.
Beside all this (sun pasin toutoiv). Lit., with all these things: his betrayal and crucifixion, etc.
Today is the third day (trithn tauthn hJmeran agei shmeron). The best texts omit today. The phrase forms an idiom which cannot be neatly rendered. Literally it is, "He (Christ) is passing (agei) this day as the third." Rev., It is now the third day since, etc.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:21 {But we hoped} (hemeis de elpizomen). Imperfect active, we were hoping. Note emphasis in hemeis (we). {Redeem} (lutrousqai). From the bondage of Rome, no doubt. {Yea and beside all this } (alla ge kai sun pasin toutois). Particles pile up to express their emotions. {Yea} (alla here affirmative, as in verse #22, not adversative) at least (ge) also (kai) together with all these things (sun pasin toutois). Like Pelion on Ossa with them in their perplexity. {Now the third day} (triten tauten hemeran agei). A difficult idiom for the English. "One is keeping this a third day." And he is still dead and we are still without hope.
