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Luke 24:44
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples immediately after eating a piece of broiled fish in their presence. He addresses them to confirm the prior instruction he gave during his earthly ministry.
The words — Εἶπεν (Eipen) means "He said," and οὗτοι (houtoi) translates to "These," anchoring the statement to his immediate verbal address and the specific texts he references.
The thread — The text identifies the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms as the collective writings concerning him. This same scriptural focus appears when he opens his disciples' minds to understand the Scriptures in Luke 24:45.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers recognize Jesus as the intended subject of the entire Hebrew canon. It requires submission to his authority to open their minds to the meaning of those writings.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
- Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Acts 13:33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Luke 9:22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
- 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.
- Acts 3:22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.