Luke 24:46

46 and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

Luke 24:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:46

And he said unto them, thus it is written
In the above cited books of the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms; not what after follows, in so many words, but the matter and substance thereof:

and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the
third day;
it was necessary, both because of the decree and appointment of God, and because of the prophecies and predictions of the Old Testament; see ( Luke 24:25 Luke 24:26 ) .

Luke 24:46 In-Context

44 And he said to them, "These [are] my words that I spoke to you [while I] was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled."

45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

46 and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

47 and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

48 You are witnesses of these [things].