Jesus Commissions His Disciples

44 And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I[a] was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance and the forgiveness[b] of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations,[c] beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending out[d] what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 24:44 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts have “repentance for the forgiveness”
  3. Luke 24:47 The same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
  4. Luke 24:49 Some manuscripts have “am sending”

44 Then de he said legō to pros them autos, “ These houtos are · ho my egō words logos which hos I spoke laleō to pros you hymeis while I was eimi still eti with syn you hymeis, that hoti everything pas · ho written graphō in en the ho law nomos of Moses Mōysēs and kai the ho prophets prophētēs and kai psalms psalmos about peri me egō must dei be fulfilled plēroō.” 45 Then tote he opened dianoigō their autos · ho minds nous so ho they could understand syniēmi the ho scriptures graphē, 46 and kai said legō to them autos, “ Thus houtōs it is written graphō, that the ho Messiah Christos is to suffer paschō and kai to rise anistēmi from ek the dead nekros on the ho third tritos day hēmera, 47 and kai that repentance metanoia and forgiveness aphesis of sins hamartia is to be proclaimed kēryssō in epi · ho his autos name onoma to eis all pas the ho nations ethnos, beginning archō from apo Jerusalem Ierousalēm. 48 You hymeis are witnesses martys of these houtos things . 49 And kai behold idou, I egō am sending apostellō the ho promise epangelia of ho my egō Father patēr upon epi you hymeis, but de stay kathizō in en the ho city polis until heōs hos you have been clothed endyō with power dynamis from ek on high hypsos.”

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