Luke 24:25

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
he	αὐτὸς autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
them	αὐτούς· autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
O	ὦ ō	G5599	as a sign of the vocative case · interjection
fools	ἀνόητοι anoētoi	G453	unintelligent · adjective — vocative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
slow	βραδεῖς bradeis	G1021	slow · adjective — vocative plural masculine
of heart	καρδίᾳ kardia	G2588	the heart · noun — dative singular feminine
to believe	πιστεύειν pisteuein	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active infinitive
all	πᾶσιν pasin	G3956	all · adjective — dative plural neuter
that	οἷς hois	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — dative plural neuter
the prophets	προφῆται· prophētai	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — nominative plural masculine
have spoken	ἐλάλησαν elalēsan	G2980	to talk · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Mark 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man,…
Mark 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believ…
Hebrews 5:11-12 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Mark 8:17-18 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your h…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:13-35

This appearance of Christ to the two disciples going to Emmaus was mentioned, and but just mentioned, before (Mar 16:12); here it is largely related. It happened the same day that Christ rose, the first day of the new world that rose with him. One of these two disciples was Cleopas or Alpheus, said by the ancients to be the brother of Joseph, Christ's supposed father; who the other was is not certain. Some think it was Peter; it should seem indeed that Christ did appear particularly to Peter that day, which the eleven spoke of among themselves (Luk 24:34), and Paul mentions, Co1 15:5. But it could not be Peter that was one of the two, for he was one of the eleven to whom the two returned; an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:25

fools--senseless, without understanding.

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:25

O fools and slow of heart to believe - Inconsiderate men, justly termed such, because they had not properly attended to the description given of the Messiah by the prophets, nor to his teaching and miracles, as proofs that He alone was the person they described. Slow of heart - Backward, not easy to be persuaded of the truth, always giving way to doubtfulness and distrust. This very imperfection in them is a strong evidence of the truth of the doctrine which they afterwards believed, and proclaimed to the world. Had they not had the fullest assurance of these things, they never would have credited them; and it is no small honor to the new-covenant Scriptures that such persons were chosen, fi…

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John Gill on Luke 24:25

Then he said unto them,.... That is, Jesus said unto them, as the Syriac and Persic versions read: O fools; not in a natural sense, as if they were destitute of the common understanding of men; nor in a moral sense, as wicked men, and as they themselves had been in their unregenerate estate; nor in a way of anger and contempt, and with a design to provoke; wherefore Christ did not act contrary to his own rule, in Matthew 5:22 but because they were so void of understanding in the Scriptures, and were so very ignorant of them, and were so blind as to the knowledge of them; particularly those which concerned the sufferings and resurrection of the Messiah, being influenced by the popular prejud…

The Church Fathers

He pointedly reproached them: "O fools, and slow of heart in not believing that which He spake unto you." By saying this, He proves that He does not belong to the rival god, but to the same God.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

But if Moses and the Prophets spoke of Christ, and prophesied that through His Passion He would enter into glory, how does that man boast that he is a Christian, who neither searches how these Scriptures relate to Christ, nor desires to attain by suffering to that glory which he hopes to have with Christ.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But although it behooved Christ to suffer, yet they who crucified Him are guilty of inflicting the punishment. For they were not concerned to accomplish what God purposed. Therefore their execution of it was impious, but God's purpose most wise, who converted their iniquity into a blessing upon mankind, using as it were the viper's flesh for the working of a health-giving antidote.
— Isidore of Seville,

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Dictionary and topics

Chiding · .For slowness of heart — .For slowness of heart
Love · .The disciples — .The disciples
Prophecy · Receive in faith — Receive in faith
Reproof · On account of: Not understanding — On account of: Not understanding
Resurrection Of Christ, The · He appeared after to: Two disciples — He appeared after to: Two disciples
Trouble · .When Jesus was crucified — .When Jesus was crucified
Types · .The institutions ordained by Moses — .The institutions ordained by Moses
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 24:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:13-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:25

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:25

John Gill on Luke 24:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 24:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:13-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:25

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:25

John Gill on Luke 24:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 24:13-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 24:25-26