Passage

Luke 24.47

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"45. Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures; 46. and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;"

"47. and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem."

"48. Ye are witnesses of these things. 49. 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." (Luke 24:45-49, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"45. Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. 46. 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,"

"47. and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

"48. You are witnesses of these things. 49. 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.”" (Luke 24:45-49, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"45. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 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:"

"47. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

"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)

"45. Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings, 46. and he said to them, 'Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,"

"47. and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:"

"48. and ye, ye are witnesses of these things. 49. '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.'" (Luke 24:45-49, YLT)

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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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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