He did not speak to them without using a parable, but privately he explained everything to his disciples.
Luke 24:32 - The Text-Critical English New Testament They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as he spoke to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
He did not speak to them without using a parable, but privately he explained everything to his disciples.
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no benefit. The words that I speak to you are spirit and life.
When they had arranged a day to meet with Paul, many more came to him at his lodging. From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.