SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:13
¶ Y he aquí, dos de ellos iban el mismo día a una aldea que estaba de Jerusaln sesenta estadios, llamada Emas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 24:13
Verse 13. Behold, two of them] This long and interesting account is not mentioned by Matthew nor John, and is only glanced at by Mark, Mark xvi. 12, 13. One of these disciples was Cleopas, chap. xxiv. 18, and the other is supposed by many learned men, both ancient and modern, to have been Luke himself. See the sketch of his life prefixed to these notes. Some of the ancient versions have called the other disciple Ammaus and Ammaon, reading the verse thus: Behold two of them, Ammaus and Cleopas, were going in that very day to a village about sixty furlongs distant from Jerusalem. But the Persian says positively that it was Luke who accompanied Cleopas. See the inscription to section 140 of this Gospel in the Polyglott. Dr. Lightfoot thinks it was Peter, and proves that Cleopas and Alpheus were one and the same person. Threescore furlongs.] Some MSS. say 160 furlongs, but this is a mistake; for Josephus assigns the same distance to this village from Jerusalem as the evangelist does. War, b. vii. c. 6. s. 6. ammaouo apecei twn ierosolumwn stadiouv exhkonta, Ammaus is sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem, about seven English miles and three-quarters. A stadium was about 243 yards, according to Arbuthnot.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. And behold two of them went that same day , etc.] Two of the disciples, as the Persic version reads; not of the eleven apostles, for it is certain that one of them was not an apostle; but two of the seventy disciples, or of the society of the hundred and twenty that were together: one of these was Cleophas or Alphaeus, as appears from ( Luke 24:18) the other is, by some, thought to be Luke the Evangelist, as Theophylact on the place observes, who, out of modesty, mentions not his name; others have thought that Nathanael was the other person; and Dr. Lightfoot seems very confident, from ( Luke 24:34, 1 Corinthians 15:5) that the Apostle Peter was the other; but it is not certain who he was: however, this very remarkable affair happened, and therefore a behold is prefixed to it, on the same day; the first day of the week; the day on which Christ rose from the dead; and the third day from his death it was, (see Luke 24:1,21) that these two disciples travelled: to a village called Emmaus ; whither they might go either to see their friends, or upon some secular affair, or to be retired from the noise of the city, and be secure from danger by their enemies; or it may be this was the place of Cleophas's abode, who, with the other disciple, was returning home after the celebration of the passover. The place whither they went is particularly mentioned, not because it was a place of note, but for the certainty of the fact. It was now but a village, having been burnt since the death of Herod the great, by the order of Varus, the Roman governors f701 ; though it afterwards became a considerable city, if it is the same with Nicopolis, as Jerom asserts f702 ; though that rather seems to be the Ammaus, or Chammath of Tiberias, since it was situated by the lake of Genesareth. However, it is certain, that Emmaus is reckoned, by Josephus f703 , one of their chief cities; and Jarchi, and Bartenora say, it is the name of a city; and Pliny calls it a toparchy, and says it was watered with fountains; which agrees with the account the Jews give of it f706 . R. Jochanan ben Zaccai had five disciples; all the time that he stood, or lived, they sat before him; when he departed, they went to Jabneh; and R. Eleazar ben Arach went to his wife, swamal , at Emmaus, a place of pleasant waters, and a beautiful habitation.
It is mentioned, in company with Bethoron, and Lud, or Lydda: it is said f707 , from Bethoron, to swama , Emmaus, is the mountain; and from Emmaus to Lydda, the plain; and from Lydda to the sea, the valley.
Bethoron is mentioned as near Nicopolis, by Jerom; and perhaps is the same with Betholone in Pliny: in Emmaus was a market: at least there was a butcher's market in it; hence we read of, swama l ylja , the shambles of Emmaus f708 ; mention is made of a place so called, as in: So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country. (1 Maccabees 3:40) So the camp removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus. (1 Maccabees 3:57) Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king's army which was at Emmaus, (1 Maccabees 4:3) Another Emmaus is here meant: which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs ; or seven miles and a half; for eight furlongs make a mile. Josephus says the same, and confirms the account of the distance of this place from Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-27 - This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happene the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciple of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they ma improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and sti up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are wel employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make a third Those who seek Christ, shall find him: he will manifest himself to those that inquire after him; and give knowledge to those who use the helps for knowledge which they have. No matter how it was, but so it was, they did not know him; he so ordering it, that they might the mor freely discourse with him. Christ's disciples are often sad an sorrowful, even when they have reason to rejoice; but through the weakness of their faith, they cannot take the comfort offered to them Though Christ is entered into his state of exaltation, yet he notice the sorrows of his disciples, and is afflicted in their afflictions Those are strangers in Jerusalem, that know not of the death an sufferings of Jesus. Those who have the knowledge of Christ crucified should seek to spread that knowledge. Our Lord Jesus reproved them for the weakness of their faith in the Scriptures of the Old Testament. Di we know more of the Divine counsels as far as they are made known in the Scriptures, we should not be subject to the perplexities we ofte entangle ourselves in. He shows them that the sufferings of Christ wer really the appointed way to his glory; but the cross of Christ was tha to which they could not reconcile themselves. Beginning at Moses, the first inspired writer of the Old Testament, Jesus expounded to them the things concerning himself. There are many passages throughout all the Scriptures concerning Christ, which it is of great advantage to pu together. We cannot go far in any part, but we meet with something tha has reference to Christ, some prophecy, some promise, some prayer, some type or other. A golden thread of gospel grace runs through the whol web of the Old Testament. Christ is the best expositor of Scripture and even after his resurrection, he led people to know the myster concerning himself, not by advancing new notions, but by showing ho the Scripture was fulfilled, and turning them to the earnest study of it.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ιδου 2400 5628 V-2AAM-2S δυο 1417 A-NUI εξ 1537 PREP αυτων 846 P-GPM ησαν 2258 5713 V-IXI-3P πορευομενοι 4198 5740 V-PNP-NPM εν 1722 PREP αυτη 846 P-DSF τη 3588 T-DSF ημερα 2250 N-DSF εις 1519 PREP κωμην 2968 N-ASF απεχουσαν 568 5723 V-PAP-ASF σταδιους 4712 N-APN εξηκοντα 1835 A-NUI απο 575 PREP ιερουσαλημ 2419 N-PRI η 3739 R-DSF ονομα 3686 N-NSN εμμαους 1695 N-PRI
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Threescore furlongs. Seven miles.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:13 {Were going} (esan poreuomenoi). Periphrastic imperfect middle of poreuomai. {Sixty stadia} (stadious hexekonta). About seven miles.
