The Meaning of Luke 24:13 Explained

Luke 24:13

KJV: And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

YLT: And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which is Emmaus,

Darby: And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;

ASV: And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And,  behold,  two  of  them  went  that  same  day  to  a village  called  Emmaus,  which was  from  Jerusalem  [about] threescore  furlongs. 

What does Luke 24:13 Mean?

Study Notes

And, behold
For order of our Lord's appearances after His resurrection,
Jesus
The order of our Lord's appearances would seem to be: On the day of his resurrection:
(1) To Mary Magdalene John 10:14-18 .
(2) To the women returning from the tomb with angelic message Matthew 28:8-10 .
(3) To Peter, probably in the afternoon Luke 24:34 ; 1 Corinthians 15:5 .
(4) To the Emmaus disciples toward evening Luke 24:13-31 .
(5) To the apostles, except Thomas Luke 24:36-43 ; John 20:19-24 . Eight days afterward:
(1) to the apostles, Thomas being present John 20:24-29 . In Galilee: (1a) To the seven by the Lake of Tiberias John 21:1-23 .
(2) On a mountain, to the apostles and five hundred brethren 1 Corinthians 15:6 . At Jerusalem and Bethany again:
(1) To James 1 Corinthians 15:7 .
(2) To the eleven Matthew 28:16-20 ; Mark 16:14-20 ; Luke 24:33-53 ; Acts 1:3-12 .
To Paul:
(1) Near Damascus Acts 9:3-6 ; 1 Corinthians 15:8
(2) In the temple Acts 22:17-21 ; Acts 23:11 .
To Stephen outside Jerusalem Acts 7:55 .
To John on Patmos Revelation 1:10-19 .

Context Summary

Luke 24:13-27 - Walking With The Risen Lord
This exquisite idyll of the Resurrection is too lifelike and natural to have been invented. The sorrowful walk; the reasonings; the wonder that anyone could have been for ever so short a time in Jerusalem without knowing of the events that filled their souls; the lingering hope; the despair that the third day was waning and He had not come; the clue of the morning announcement which had not been followed up; the burning heart-all these touches are full of natural pathos.
How swiftly the seven and a half miles must have sped in such company; and what new light illumined the pages of the Old Testament! All the Bible is full of Him, but we need to be shown its meaning. It is only through suffering that we shall come to the glory. But why should not life be one sweet walk of fellowship with One whom we cannot see, but whose presence fills our hearts with burning love, until suddenly the veil shall part in twain! See 1 Peter 1:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 24

1  Jesus' resurrection is declared by two angels to the women who come to the tomb
9  They report it to others
13  Jesus himself appears to the two disciples that went to Emmaus;
36  afterwards he appears to the apostles, and reproves their unbelief;
47  gives them a charge;
49  promises the Holy Spirit;
50  and so ascends into heaven

Greek Commentary for Luke 24:13

Were going [ησαν πορευομενοι]
Periphrastic imperfect middle of πορευομαι — poreuomai stadia About seven miles. [source]
Threescore furlongs []
Seven miles. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 24:13

Mark 16:12 After these things [μετα ταυτα]
Only here in Mark. Luke tells us that it was on the same day (Luke 24:13). [source]
Mark 16:12 In another form [εν ετεραι μορπηι]
It was not a μεταμορπωσις — metamorphōsis or transfiguration like that described in Mark 9:2. Luke explains that their eyes were holden so that they could not recognize Jesus (Luke 24:16). This matchless story appears in full in Luke 24:13-32. [source]
1 Corinthians 9:24 In a race [εν σταδιωι]
Old word from ιστημι — histēmi to place. A stated or fixed distance, 606 3/4 feet, both masculine σταδιοι — stadioi (Matthew 14:24; Luke 24:13) and neuter as here. Most of the Greek cities had race-courses for runners like that at Olympia. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 24:13 mean?

And behold two of them on same the day were going to a village being distant stadia sixty from Jerusalem whose name [is] Emmaus
Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἦσαν πορευόμενοι εἰς κώμην ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλήμ ὄνομα Ἐμμαοῦς

ἰδοὺ  behold 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἰδού  
Sense: behold, see, lo.
δύο  two 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: δύο 
Sense: the two, the twain.
αὐτῇ  same 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἡμέρᾳ  day 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: ἡμέρα  
Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night.
πορευόμενοι  going 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: πορεύομαι  
Sense: to lead over, carry over, transfer.
κώμην  a  village 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: κώμη  
Sense: the common sleeping place to which labourers in the field return, a village.
ἀπέχουσαν  being  distant 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: ἀπέχω  
Sense: have.
σταδίους  stadia 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural
Root: στάδιον  
Sense: a space or distance of about 600 feet (85 m).
ἑξήκοντα  sixty 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Masculine Plural
Root: ἑξήκοντα  
Sense: sixty.
Ἰερουσαλήμ  Jerusalem 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: Ἰερουσαλήμ  
Sense: denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants.
  whose 
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: ὅς 
Sense: who, which, what, that.
ὄνομα  name  [is] 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: ὄνομα  
Sense: name: univ.
Ἐμμαοῦς  Emmaus 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: Ἐμμαοῦς 
Sense: the village to which the two disciples were going when our Lord appeared to them on the way, on the day of resurrection.

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