Luk 24:19-21 | NET2full | STEP | He said to them , “ What things ?” “ The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene ,” they replied , “a man who, with his powerful deeds and words , proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;

‏ Luke 24:19-21

19 He ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man ^{▼▼tn This translates the Greek term ἀνήρ (anēr).} who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet ^{▼▼sn The role of Jesus as prophet is a function Luke frequently mentions: 4:25-27; 9:35; 13:31-35.} before God and all the people; 20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over ^{▼▼sn Handed him over is another summary of the passion like Luke 9:22.} to be condemned to death, and crucified ^{▼▼sn See the note on crucify in 23:21.} him. 21 But we had hoped ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verb looks back to the view that they held during Jesus’ past ministry.} that he was the one who was going to redeem ^{▼▼sn Their messianic hope concerning Jesus is expressed by the phrase who was going to redeem Israel.} Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.