The Meaning of Luke 24:46 Explained

Luke 24:46

KJV: And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

YLT: 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,

Darby: and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;

ASV: and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  said  unto them,  Thus  it is written,  and  thus  it behoved  Christ  to suffer,  and  to rise  from  the dead  the third  day: 

What does Luke 24:46 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 24:44-53 - "witnesses Of These Things"
The risen Savior is the key to Scripture. The pages of Holy Writ need the illumination that falls from His face. Whenever you open the Old Testament, described here under its customary Hebrew threefold division, be sure to ask Him to open your understanding also!
Repentance is turning from sin. It is the act of the will. In remitting sin Christ not only forgives, but stands between the sinner and the consequences.
The "beginning" must be Jerusalem, because the Jew is first in the divine order, Romans 1:16. But the end is the uttermost part of the earth. We are not called to be defenders, but witnesses of the truth. We speak what we know and testify what we have seen. Our fellow-witness is the Holy Spirit, Acts 5:32.
Those outspread hands have never been withdrawn. They are still extended over us in benediction, and from heaven itself rain down perennial Messing. Let us rejoice in Him with great joy; may each lowly home be a temple full of praise!
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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 24:46

It is written [γεγραπται]
Perfect passive indicative of γραπω — graphō to write, the usual phrase for quoting Scripture. Jesus now finds in the Old Testament his suffering, his resurrection, and the preaching of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all nations. Note the infinitives πατειν αναστηναι κηρυχτηναι — pathein anastēnai kēruchthēnai f0). [source]
Thus it behoved []
The best texts omit. Render, as Rev., thus it is written that the Christ should suffer. [source]
Christ [τὸν Χριστὸν]
Note the article, the Christ, and see on Matthew 1:1. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 24:46

Luke 2:49 Must [δεῖ]
Lit., it is necessary, or it behoves. A word often used by Jesus concerning his own appointed work, and expressing both the inevitable fulfilment of the divine counsels and the absolute constraint of the principle of duty upon himself. See Matthew 16:21; Matthew 26:54; Mark 8:31; Luke 4:43; Luke 9:22; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:7, Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46; John 3:14; John 4:4; John 12:34. [source]
John 3:14 Must [δεῖ]
Must signifies the eternal necessity in the divine counsels. Compare Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46; Matthew 26:54; Mark 8:31; John 12:34. [source]
Romans 1:3 Concerning his Son [περι του υιου αυτου]
Just as Jesus found himself in the O.T. (Luke 24:27, Luke 24:46). The deity of Christ here stated. [source]
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he hath been raised [και οτι εγηγερται]
Perfect passive indicative, not ηγερτη — ēgerthē like rose of the King James‘ Version. There is reason for this sudden change of tense. Paul wishes to emphasize the permanence of the resurrection of Jesus. He is still risen. On the third day (τηι ημεραι τηι τριτηι — tēi hēmerāi tēi tritēi). Locative case of time. Whether Paul had seen either of the Gospels we do not know, but this item is closely identified with the fact of Christ‘s resurrection. We have it in Peter‘s speech (Acts 10:40) and Jesus points it out as part of prophecy (Luke 24:46). The other expression occasionally found “after three days” (Mark 10:34) is merely free vernacular for the same idea and not even Matthew 12:40 disturbs it. See Luke 24:1 for record of the empty tomb on the first day of the week (the third day). [source]
1 Corinthians 15:4 rose []
of the King James‘ Version. There is reason for this sudden change of tense. Paul wishes to emphasize the permanence of the resurrection of Jesus. He is still risen. On the third day (τηι ημεραι τηι τριτηι — tēi hēmerāi tēi tritēi). Locative case of time. Whether Paul had seen either of the Gospels we do not know, but this item is closely identified with the fact of Christ‘s resurrection. We have it in Peter‘s speech (Acts 10:40) and Jesus points it out as part of prophecy (Luke 24:46). The other expression occasionally found “after three days” (Mark 10:34) is merely free vernacular for the same idea and not even Matthew 12:40 disturbs it. See Luke 24:1 for record of the empty tomb on the first day of the week (the third day). [source]
1 Corinthians 15:4 On the third day [τηι ημεραι τηι τριτηι]
Locative case of time. Whether Paul had seen either of the Gospels we do not know, but this item is closely identified with the fact of Christ‘s resurrection. We have it in Peter‘s speech (Acts 10:40) and Jesus points it out as part of prophecy (Luke 24:46). The other expression occasionally found “after three days” (Mark 10:34) is merely free vernacular for the same idea and not even Matthew 12:40 disturbs it. See Luke 24:1 for record of the empty tomb on the first day of the week (the third day). [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 24:46 mean?

And He said to them - Thus it has been written Was to suffer the Christ to rise out from [the] dead the third day
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι Οὕτως γέγραπται παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ

εἶπεν  He  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
αὐτοῖς  to  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ὅτι  - 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
Οὕτως  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: οὕτως  
Sense: in this manner, thus, so.
γέγραπται  it  has  been  written 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γράφω 
Sense: to write, with reference to the form of the letters.
παθεῖν  Was  to  suffer 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active
Root: πάσχω  
Sense: to be affected or have been affected, to feel, have a sensible experience, to undergo.
Χριστὸν  Christ 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Χριστός  
Sense: Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God.
ἀναστῆναι  to  rise 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active
Root: ἀναπηδάω 
Sense: to cause to rise up, raise up.
ἐκ  out  from 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐκ 
Sense: out of, from, by, away from.
νεκρῶν  [the]  dead 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: νεκρός  
Sense: properly.
τρίτῃ  third 
Parse: Adjective, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: τρίτον 
Sense: the third.
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.