# Luke 24.47

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;</span> 46. and he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">Ye are witnesses of these things.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.</span> (Luke 24:45-49, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.</span> 46. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">You are witnesses of these things.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”</span> (Luke 24:45-49, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,</span> 46. And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
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> **47. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.**
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> 48. And ye are witnesses of these things. 49. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. (Luke 24:45-49, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,</span> 46. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">and ye, ye are witnesses of these things.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">'And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye, abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'</span> (Luke 24:45-49, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Luke 24.44-47](/codex/luke-24-44-47/)
- [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [Luke 24.46-47](/codex/luke-24-46-47/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 24](/codex/luke-24/)
- [Messianic Prophecy](/codex/messianic-prophecy/), via [Luke 24.44-47](/codex/luke-24-44-47/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Luke 24.46-47](/codex/luke-24-46-47/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Luke 24.44-47](/codex/luke-24-44-47/)
- [Repentance](/codex/g3341-metanoia/), via [Luke 24.46-47](/codex/luke-24-46-47/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0859 - aphesis](/codex/g0859-aphesis/)
- [G3341 - metanoia](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.