Luke 9:31
in Luke 9They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
KJV
Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
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This verse in Luke 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseon Luke 9:30-31
Besides, Moses and Elijah stood at Jesus' side and spoke with one another about his departure that he was about, it says, to accomplish at Jerusalem. This meant the mystery of the dispensation in the flesh and of his precious suffering upon the cross. It is also true that the law of Moses and the word of the holy prophets foreshadowed the mystery of Christ. The law of Moses foreshadowed it by types and shadows, painting it as in a picture.
This site's exposition
he took Peter and John and James
on Luke 9:28-31
About an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray, prayer again the doorway into a chapter-turning event, as at the baptism and before choosing the twelve. As he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering, and there talked with him two men, Moses and Elias, the law and the prophets both present at once. They appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem, the Greek word for departure standing in Luke's own text, the cross named here as a mission accomplished rather than an accident suffered.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Who appeared in glory,.... In a very glorious manner, in most divine and beautiful forms to Christ, and to his disciples: and spake of his decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem; the word, rendered "decease", is "Exodus", the name of the second book of Moses; so called from the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt, it gives an account of; and which departure is expressed by this word, in Heb 11:22 and to which the allusion is here.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
His decease - Την εξοδον αυτον, That going out (or death) of his. That peculiar kind of death - its nature, circumstances, and necessity being considered. Instead of εξοδον, thirteen MSS. have δοξαν, glory. They spoke of that glory of his, which he was about to fill up (πληρουν) at Jerusalem. The Ethiopic unites both readings. The death of Jesus was his glory, because, by it, he gained the victory over sin, death, and hell, and purchased salvation and eternal glory for a lost world.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
(1) That a dying Messiah is the great article of the true Jewish theology. For a long time the Church had fallen clean away from the faith of this article, and even from a preparedness to receive it. But here we have that jewel raked out of the dunghill of Jewish traditions, and by the true representatives of the Church of old made the one subject of talk with Christ Himself.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| οἳ | hoi | Those | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ὀφθέντες | ophthentes | having appeared | G3700 → | 54 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| δόξῃ | doxe | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| ἔλεγον | elegon | were speaking of | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἔξοδον | exodon | going out | G1841 → | |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἣν | hen | which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἤμελλεν | emellen | He was soon | G3195 → | 109 times |
| πληροῦν | pleroun | to accomplish | G4137 → | 86 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Ἰερουσαλήμ. | ierousalem | Jerusalem. | G2419 → | 76 times |
οἳThose
hoiG3739 →1405 times
ὀφθέντεςhaving appeared
ophthentesG3700 →54 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
δόξῃglory
doxeG1391 →165 times
ἔλεγονwere speaking of
elegonG3004 →1325 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
ἔξοδονgoing out
exodonG1841 →
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἣνwhich
henG3739 →1405 times
ἤμελλενHe was soon
emellenG3195 →109 times
πληροῦνto accomplish
plerounG4137 →86 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
Ἰερουσαλήμ.Jerusalem.
ierousalemG2419 →76 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- 1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
Through
John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not…
- 1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- 1 John 3:5
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- Isaiah 53:7
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alexander Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture, Luke; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 51; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.