Luke 24:20
“and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.”
What does Luke 24:20 mean?
These followers are explaining to the risen Jesus (though they don't yet recognize him) what happened during those devastating final days. They're recounting how the religious and political authorities in Jerusalem moved against Jesus, putting him through a trial that led to his execution. The weight in their words shows how final and hopeless it all felt at that moment, like the end of everything they'd hoped for. This captures the raw grief and confusion of those who watched someone they loved and believed in face such a brutal death, making the resurrection that's about to dawn on them even more shocking and transformative.