"And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:" — Luke 24:46

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:”

— Luke 24:46

Verse 45

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Verse 47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Luke 24 — Context

And he said unto them, These {are} the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and {in} the prophets, and {in} the psalms, concerning me.

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

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

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

And ye are witnesses of these things.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:2-12

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, {there is} no beauty that we should desire him.

Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Luke 24:44

Luke 24:26-27

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

Luke 24:7

Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Acts 17:3

Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. {whom...: or, whom, said he, I preach}

Psalms 22:1-31

[To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? {why art thou so} far from helping me, {and from} the words of my roaring? {Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning} {helping...: Heb. my salvation}

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, {abundant: Gr. much}