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Selected Verse: Luke 24:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 24:17 |
King James |
And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had appeared in their manner. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| What manner of communications ... - What is the subject of your conversation? What is it that has so much affected your minds? They were deeply affected in the recollection of the death of Jesus; and, as became all Christians, they were conversing about him, and were sad at the overwhelming events that had come upon them. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Ye have (ἀντιβάλλετε)
Lit., throw back and forth; exchange.
"Discussed a doubt and tossed it to and fro" (Tennyson).
And are sad (σκυθρωποί)
Only here and Mat 6:16, on which see note. The best texts put the interrogation point after walk, add καὶ ἐστάθησαν, and render, and they stood still, looking sad. So Rev. |
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.