Luke 24:34 Meaning and Explanation
“Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The gathered disciples greet them with the news that the Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon.
What Does Luke 24:34 Mean?
Before the two travelers can tell their story, the room tells its own: The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. Sometime that day the risen Christ had come personally to Peter (1 Corinthians 15:5).
Risen indeed — really, truly — became the church's oldest Easter greeting. And the first man named as seeing him is the disciple who denied him three times. Jesus sought Simon out privately, before the gathered company, to restore him. The first appearances of the risen Lord are mercy errands: he goes looking for the one carrying the heaviest shame.
Luke 24:34 in the Original Language
ontos (ὄντως), 'indeed' -- really, truly, in fact.
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What does Luke 24:34 mean?
The gathered disciples greet them with the news that the Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon.