Luke 24:32 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then the two men said to each other, “Were not our hearts stirred up within us [i.e., our emotions thrilled] when Jesus spoke to us along the road and opened up the Scriptures [to our understanding]?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they said to one another, Were not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and as He opened and explained to us [the sense of] the Scriptures?

American Standard Version (1901)

And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?

Common English Bible

They said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road and when he explained the scriptures for us?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they said to one another, "Was not our heart burning within us, while he was speaking on the way, and when he opened the Scriptures to us?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures?

Luke 24:32 Cross References

Mark 4:34

And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.

Luke 24:45

Then He opened their minds [miraculously (?)] so they would understand the Scriptures.

John 6:63

It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is “that” instead of “who”] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus’ teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus’ teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life.

Acts 28:23

And when they had arranged a day, large numbers of people came to Paul's house. He explained [everything to them], testifying from morning until evening concerning the kingdom of God and concerning [the Messiahship of] Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from [the writings of] the prophets.

Hebrews 4:12

For God’s word is alive and active and sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates [deep enough] even to divide [a person’s] soul [from his] spirit, and his joints [from his] bone marrow [Note: This is figurative language describing the penetrating effect of God’s word into a person’s spiritual, inner being] and is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of a person’s heart.