Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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Gill's Exposition
And beginning at Moses,.... The writings of Moses, the book of Genesis particularly, Gen 3:15 which is the first prophecy of him, and speaks of the bruising of his heel, or of the sufferings of death…
Barnes' Notes
O fools - The word “fool” sometimes is a term of reproach denoting “wickedness.” In this sense we are forbidden to employ it in addressing another, Mat 5:22. That, however, is a different word in the…
Adam Clarke
O fools and slow of heart to believe - Inconsiderate men, justly termed such, because they had not properly attended to the description given of the Messiah by the prophets, nor to his teaching and…
This appearance of Christ to the two disciples going to Emmaus was mentioned, and but just mentioned, before (Mar 16:12); here it is largely related. It happened the same day that Christ rose, the…
Cambridge Bible
O fools The expression is much too strong. It is not the word aphrones(see Luk 11:40), but anoetoi, -foolish," -unintelligent." (Gal 3:1.)
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