Luke 24:46

And he said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day,

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In The King James Version

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

In Context

45Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

47and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?

Isaiah 53:2For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

Acts 4:12And salvation is not in any other man, for there is no other name under the heaven, that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.

1 Peter 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:37-50

Christ's Interview with the Apostles. 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his… Read the whole commentary →

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