Then they remembered His words.
Parallel translations
- WEB They remembered his words,
- KJV And they remembered his words,
- NKJV And they remembered His words.
- NASB And they remembered His words,
- NLT Then they remembered that he had said this.
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Quick answer
The women remembered Jesus' words. Recalling His teaching, they began to grasp the meaning of the empty tomb.
Overview
Prompted by the angels, the women recall what Jesus had foretold. This remembrance turns confusion into understanding and prepares them to testify. Luke shows that faith grows as one connects present experience to the word of Christ, illustrating how His teaching illumines the events of redemption.
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Cross-references · 3
- John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 12:16At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
- John 2:19–22Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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