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Luke 24 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Luke 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Luke 24 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μνημεῖον | mnēmeîon | G3419 | 5 | grave, sepulchre, tomb |
| Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierousalḗm | G2419 | 5 | Jerusalem |
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 6 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
| εὑρίσκω | heurískō | G2147 | 5 | find, get, obtain, perceive |
| εὐλογέω | eulogéō | G2127 | 4 | bless, praise |
| διανοίγω | dianoígō | G1272 | 3 | open |
| λαλέω | laléō | G2980 | 5 | preach, say, speak, talk |
How preachers through history handled this text
35 public-domain excerpts on Luke 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happened the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciples of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they may improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and stir up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are well employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make a third. Those who seek Christ, shall find him: he will manifest himself to those that inquire after him; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 24:13–27 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Emmaus — Luke 24:13
- Jerusalem — Luke 24:13
- Nazareth — Luke 24:19
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