21But we had hoped that he was the one who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place.


In Context

18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?

19 And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him.

21 But we had hoped that he was the one who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place.

22 And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre,

23 and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living.

Luke 24:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:21but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:21But we hoped, that it was he that should have redeemed Israel: and now besides all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:21But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:21But we hoped that it was he which should redeem Israel. Yea and beside all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21But we trusted that it had been he who would have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:21and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.