Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
The Darkest Deed, The Greatest Blessing
The disciples recount the crucifixion as a tragic end to their hopes. However, commentators like Charles Spurgeon highlight the profound irony: this event, which they saw as ultimate defeat, was God's ordained plan for salvation. The cruelest crime ever committed became the channel for God's greatest blessing to humanity.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Luke
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
8
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 24:20
19th Century
Bishop
Delivered him to be condemned to death.—Literally, to a sentence of death. The words are strictly accurate. The Sanhedrin…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 24:18–20
19th Century
Preacher
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 whic…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 24:20
What follows constitutes an affirmation about the person and work of Christ that is of great significance for our understanding of Jesus and of Luk…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On Luke 24:20
17th Century
Pastor
And how the chief priests and our rulers
Civil and ecclesiastic:
delivered him ;
Matthew Henry
On Luke 24:13–27
17th Century
Minister
This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus happened on the same day that he rose from the dead. It is fitting for the disciples …