Luke 24:26

Wasn’t ¹  it necessary ²  for the Christ ³  to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”

Ps 22:1-31; Ps 69:1-36; Isa 53:1-12; Zec 13:7; Lu 24:46; Ac 17:3; 1Co 15:3,4; Heb 2:8-10; Heb 9:22,23; 1Pe 1:3,11

¹ tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.

² sn The statement Wasn’t it necessary is a reference to the design of God’s plan (see Luke 24:7). Suffering must precede glory (see Luke 17:25).

³ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.