Luca 24:45

45 Allora egli aperse loro la mente, per intendere le scritture.

Luca 24:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:45

Then opened he their understanding
He not only opened their hearts, to attend to what he said, and the proofs he gave of his resurrection from the dead in a true body; but he removed the veil from the eyes of their minds, and gave them an understanding of the sacred writings, respecting this matter:

that they might understand the Scriptures;
concerning his sufferings, death, and resurrection, which they were very ignorant of before, and which were as a sealed book unto them, ( John 20:9 ) though they had been from their infancy brought up to the reading of the Scriptures, and had had the advantage of Christ's ministry for some years; which shows the necessity of the special illumination of the Spirit, and the influence of his grace to remove the darkness of the mind, and give the true sense of the sacred writings.

Luca 24:45 In-Context

43 Ed egli presolo, mangiò in lor presenza.

44 Poi disse loro: Questi sono i ragionamenti che io vi teneva, essendo ancora con voi: che conveniva che tutte le cose scritte di me nella legge di Mosè, e ne’ profeti, e ne’ salmi, fossero adempiute.

45 Allora egli aperse loro la mente, per intendere le scritture.

46 E disse loro: Così è scritto, e così conveniva che il Cristo sofferisse, ed al terzo giorno risuscitasse da’ morti;

47 e che nel suo nome si predicasse ravvedimento, e remission dei peccati, fra tutte le genti, cominciando da Gerusalemme.