And they went and told it unto the residue
Upon their return to Jerusalem, which was on the same night, they
went to the eleven apostles, and the other disciples that were
with them, and related the whole affair to them; how that Jesus
had joined them by the way, and discoursed much with them about
himself, and expounded the Scriptures on the road; and when they
came to the end of their journey, sat down at meat with them,
when he was very plainly discerned, and known by them, and then
disappeared; see ( Luke 24:33 Luke 24:35 ) ;
neither believed they them.
"These two", as the Arabic version reads; though they were men,
and fellow disciples; and this was a repeated testimony, and a
second set of witnesses of Christ's resurrection to them; all
which aggravates their unbelief: upon sight of them they said,
"the Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon", (
Luke 24:34 ) ;
the reason of which Dr. Lightfoot thinks was this, that Peter
hearing that Christ was risen, and went before them into Galilee,
was eager to see him, and therefore took this journey along with
Cleophas, which the rest of the disciples knew; and he returning
so soon, they concluded he had seen him: but when he, and
Cleophas, told the whole affair, they were as unbelieving as
ever.
