He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 24:46 in context
Luke 24:43–49
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He took them, and ate in front of them.
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He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms concerning me must be fulfilled.”
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Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
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He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
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and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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You are witnesses of these things.
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Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
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