Luke 24:17

Luke 24:17 Meaning and Explanation

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

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Jesus asks the two what they are discussing as they walk, and the question surfaces their sadness.

What Does Luke 24:17 Mean?

The unrecognized Jesus opens with a question, as he so often does: what are these things you are turning over together as you walk? The asking brings their grief to the surface — Luke's word paints them standing with downcast faces.

Jesus does not begin with a lecture but with an invitation to speak. He knows the answer; he wants them to say it. The Lord still works this way with his people — drawing out what weighs on us, not because he needs the information but because we need the telling. He is the kind of Savior who asks about our sadness.

Luke 24:17 in the Original Language

skythropos (σκυθρωπός), 'sad' -- gloomy-faced, downcast.

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Jesus asks the two what they are discussing as they walk, and the question surfaces their sadness.

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