Luke 24:13-31
Cleopas. His wife, the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is mentioned John 19:25.Should have redeemed. The disciples, it seems, had, to this time, no other idea of redemption, than that of deliverance from their political subjugation to the Roman power.
Ought not Christ, &c.; that is, was it not so predicted concerning him?
He expounded unto them, &c. He explained to them that the kingdom of the Messiah was to be a spiritual one, and that, according to the predictions referring to him, he was to suffer death by the hands of his enemies.—Concerning himself; that is, concerning Christ. He did not make himself personally known to them until afterwards. (v. 31, 32.)
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