The Son of man is going [to die], but it is too bad for that person through whom the Son of man is turned over [to the Jewish leaders]! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
Luke 24:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish men! How slow your minds are to believe everything the prophets have spoken [in their writings]! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [Jesus] said to them, O foolish ones [sluggish in mind, dull of perception] and slow of heart to believe (adhere to and trust in and rely on) everything that the prophets have spoken! American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Common English Bible Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! Your dull minds keep you from believing all that the prophets talked about. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "How foolish and reluctant in heart you are, to believe everything that has been spoken by the Prophets! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have spoken. |
The Son of man is going [to die], but it is too bad for that person through whom the Son of man is turned over [to the Jewish leaders]! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
Later on Jesus showed Himself to the eleven apostles as they sat [i.e., reclined. See Matt. 23:6], eating a meal. He scolded them for their lack of faith and stubbornness because they refused to believe those who had seen Him [alive] after His resurrection.
He said to them, ‘Are you also as lacking in understanding [as the others]? Do you not understand that whatever enters a person’s body from the outside cannot [spiritually] corrupt him?
Jesus said to them, “You generation of faithless people! How long must I be with you [i.e., before you understand]? How long do I have to be patient with you? Bring the sick boy to me.”
Then some of our companions [i.e., Peter and John. See John 20:2-9] went to the grave site and found things just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus [either].’
You search through the Scriptures [i.e., the Old Testament], because you think that you will [learn how to] have never ending life by [reading] them. And these Scriptures are what testify concerning me.
For I passed on to you the [following] main principles that I received [i.e., by revelation]: Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;