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Luke 24:14

What does Luke 24:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 24:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 24:14 means

The two disciples are engrossed in conversation about all that has happened—the arrest, crucifixion, the reports of the empty tomb. Their dialogue shows their hearts wrestling with facts they cannot yet fit together. Honest conversation about God’s works can be the soil where Christ plants clearer understanding. They are not indifferent; they are engaged, yet their conclusions remain dim. Luke portrays discipleship as a journey of processing God’s deeds in community, even when emotions run high. The risen Jesus will soon enter this discussion to turn perplexity into praise by opening the Scriptures and revealing Himself at the table.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place.

Context

Verse 14 continues setting the Emmaus scene introduced in verse 13. The travelers’ conversation readies readers for Jesus’ joining them (v. 15). Their back-and-forth mirrors the earlier mixture of reports and doubts among the eleven (vv. 9–12). This sustained emphasis on confusion followed by divine clarification creates a pattern in the chapter: God doesn’t scold honest wrestling but brings His word to bear. In the next verse, Jesus Himself will draw near, a pivotal moment in which explanation and presence merge, transforming the journey.

v.13And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.

v.14This passage

v.15And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 6:45

    The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

  • Deuteronomy 6:7

    and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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