Luke 24:45

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⁴³ and He took it and ate it in front of them.

⁴⁴ Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

⁴⁶ And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

⁴⁷ and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
KJV: Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
WEB: Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
ASV: Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
DARBY: Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,
BLB: Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures.

ÅB: Da åpnet han deres forstand, så de kunne forstå skriftene.
OTB: Da gjorde Han dem i stand til å forstå Skriftene.
B1930: Da oplot han deres forstand, så de kunde forstå skriftene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 16:14
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
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1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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Psalms 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
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2 Corinthians 3:14–18
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
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Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
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2 Corinthians 4:4–6
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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Exodus 4:11
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
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Luke 24:32
They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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