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NASB | Luke 24:19 And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:19 He asked, "What things?" And they replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, |
Bible Question (short): He was a prophet. Can we add to that? |
Question (full): Jesus was a prophet. Add to that … There is so much more to be added. As the woman at the well listened to Jesus, she said, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet” (John 4:19). And she was correct. Moses had revealed what the Lord had told him: “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto you” (Deuteronomy 18:17,18) . That prophecy could be fulfilled in no one but Jesus (Acts 3:22). But while he was like Moses in some ways, he was greater than Moses (Hebrews 3:3). John the Baptist was greater than Moses (Luke 7:28). And Jesus was greater than John (Mark 1:7). Jesus had said about John, that he was more than a prophet (Matthew 11:9). And if Jesus was greater than John, then he must also be more than a prophet. It was no mistake when the multitude said, “This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee” (Matthew 21:11). The two disciples were not wrong when they said concerning Jesus of Nazareth, that he was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people (Luke 24:19). And yet Jesus called them “fools”, because they had not believed all that the (other) prophets had written about him. And yet, the other prophets had not revealed all. They had not understood all. They were “searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow” (1 Peter 1:11). Now, we have the prophecies. We have also a more sure word of prophecy. We have the fulfillment in the life in the gospel accounts. We have further insights from the epistles, and we have the book of Revelation, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. Jesus is a prophet. But we can add to that. |