Luke 24:26

New English Translation

²⁶Wasn’t^[a] it necessary^[b] for the Christ^[c] to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

Luke 24:26 tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.
Luke 24:26 sn The statement Wasn’t it necessary is a reference to the design of God’s plan (see Luke 24:7). Suffering must precede glory (see Luke 17:25).
Luke 24:26 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.

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