KJV 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:
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Luke 24:46
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
WEB World English Bible
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,
ASV American Standard Version
and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
Surrounding context — Luke 24
43 And he took [it], and did eat before them.
44 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.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)γέγραπταιG1125 · graphōto writeπαθεῖνG3958 · paschōto sufferτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχριστὸνG5547 · ChristosChristκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀναστῆναιG450 · anistēmito ariseἐκG1537 · ekout fromνεκρῶνG3498 · nekrosdeadτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoτρίτῃG5154 · tritosthirdἡμέρᾳG2250 · hēmeraday
Cross-references
Isaiah 53:2-12For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.Luke 24:44And 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.Luke 24:7Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.Luke 24:26-27Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?Acts 17:3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.Psalm 22:1-31To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?1 Peter 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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