Luke 24:18

One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”

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One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”

BSB

One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “ Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”

KJV

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

ASV

And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?

BBE

Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?

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ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis Answering G611 δὲ de now G1161 ὁ ho the G3588 εἷς heis one G1520 ἐξ ex from G1537 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 ᾧ hō whose G3739 ὀνόματι onomati name G3686 Κλεοπᾶς Kleopas Cleopas G2810 εἶπεν eipen said G2036 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτόν auton Him G846 σὺ su You yourself G4771 μόνος monos alone G3441 παροικεῖς paroikeis visit G3939 ἐν en in G1722 Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm Jerusalem G2419 καὶ kai and G2532 οὐκ ouk not G3756 ἔγνως egnōs have known G1097 τὰ ta the [things] G3588 γενόμενα genomena having come to pass G1096 ἐν en in G1722 αὐτῇ autēa it G846 ἐν en in G1722 ταῖς tais (the) G3588 ἡμέραις hēmerais days G2250 ταύταις; tautais these G3778

The early church

Or he says this, because they thought Him a stranger, whose countenance they did not recognise. But in reality He was a stranger to them, from the infirmity of whose natures, now that He had obtained the glory of the resurrection, He was far removed, and to whose faith, as yet ignorant of His resurrection, He remained foreign.

Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

As if he said, "Art thou a mere stranger, and one dwelling beyond the confines of Jerusalem, and therefore unacquainted with what has happened in the midst of it, that thou knowest not these things?

Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(Anonm. in Cat. Gr.) They were in truth discoursing among themselves, no longer expecting to see Christ alive, but sorrowing as concerning their Saviour slain. Hence it follows, And one of them whose name was Cleophas, answering him said, Art thou only a stranger?

Ancient Greek Expositor · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Or to two of the disciples by themselves our Lord showed Himself in the evening, namely, Ammaon and Cleophas.

Ambrose of Milan · d. 397Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–27

This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happened the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciples of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they may improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and stir up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are well employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make a third. Those who seek Christ, shall find him: he will manifest himself to those that inquire after him; and give knowledge to those who use the helps for knowledge which they have. No matter how it was, but so it was, they did not know him; he so ordering it, that they might the more freely discourse with him. Christ's disciples are often sad and sorrowful, even when they have reason to rejoice; but through the weakness of their faith, they cannot take the comfort offered to them. Though Christ is entered into his state of exaltation, yet he notices the sorrows of his disciples, and is afflicted in their afflictions. Those are strangers in Jerusalem, that know not of the death and sufferings of Jesus. Those who have the knowledge of Christ crucified, should seek to spread that knowledge. Our Lord Jesus reproved them for the weakness of their faith in the Scriptures of the Old Testament. Did we know more of the Divine counsels as far as they are made known in the Scriptures, we should not be subject to the perplexities we often entangle ourselves in. He shows them that the sufferings of Christ were really the appointed way to his glory; but the cross of Christ was that to which they could not reconcile themselves. Beginning at Moses, the first inspired writer of the Old Testament, Jesus expounded to them the things concerning himself. There are many passages throughout all the Scriptures concerning Christ, which it is of great advantage to put together. We cannot go far in any part, but we meet with something that has reference to Christ, some prophecy, some promise, some prayer, some type or other. A golden thread of gospel grace runs through the whole web of the Old Testament. Christ is the best expositor of Scripture; and even after his resurrection, he led people to know the mystery concerning himself, not by advancing new notions, but by showing how the Scripture was fulfilled, and turning them to the earnest study of it.

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