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Luke Chapter 24 verse 45 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 24:45

Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
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BBE Luke 24:45

Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
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DARBY Luke 24:45

Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,
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KJV Luke 24:45

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
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WEB Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
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YLT Luke 24:45

Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 45. - Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. Assuming (as is most probably the case) that vers. 44 and 45 refer to words spoken by Jesus on the first Easter evening to the eleven and to Cleopas and his friend, then the way in which he opened their understanding is described by St. John (John 20:22) thus: "He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost." Among the new powers bestowed on them by this Divine gift, St. Luke especially dwells on the spiritual insight henceforth possessed by these men into the Scriptures of the Old Testament, hitherto only partly understood. This power was doubtless one of the great instruments of their success as preachers. In the next four verses (46-49) St. Luke evidently briefly summarizes the Master's great sayings, some probably spoken in the course of the walk to Emmaus, some on that first Easter evening, some on other occasions during the forty days which elapsed between the Resurrection and the Ascension. The introductory words, "and said unto them" (ver. 46), seem the commencement cf. this summary,

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(45) Then opened he their understanding.--Assuming, as we must assume, that this was the same meeting of the Lord with His disciples as that reported in John 20:22, we have here that which corresponds with the gift of the Holy Spirit He then imparted to them. They were conscious of a new spiritual power of insight and knowledge which they had not possessed before. St. Luke's report, as derived probably at second or third hand, through Joanna or others, is naturally more vague than that which comes from the eye-witness.