Luke 24 · Verse 18

Luke 24:18

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

Luke 24:18, King James Version

Luke 24:18 in other translations

BSB	One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
WEB	One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”
ASV	And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?
YLT	And the one, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, ‘Art thou alone such a stranger in Jerusalem, that thou hast not known the things that came to pass in it in these days?'
DARBY	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?
BBE	Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?
Webster	And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?

What does Luke 24:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:17-24

17-24. communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had appeared in their manner.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 18. Art thou only a stranger? &c. This is an expression of surprise that he should be unacquainted with an affair that had made so much noise, and that had been attended with so remarkable circumstances. The word stranger here denotes one who had come to reside at a place only for a time, not a permanent inhabitant. Many Jews came up from all parts of the world to Jerusalem, to keep the Passover there. They appear to have taken Jesus to be such a stranger or foreigner. The meaning of this verse may be thus expressed:

"The affair concerning which we are sad has been well
known, and has made a great talk and noise, so that all,
even the strangers who have come up to remain there but
a little time, are well acquainted with it. Art thou the
only one of them who has not heard it? Is everybody so
well acquainted with it, and thou hast not heard of it?
It is a matter of surprise, and we cannot account for it."

(k) "Cleopas" Jn 19:25

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 18 Cleopas - The same as Alpheus, father of the Apostle James, Mar 3:18, and husband of the sister of the virgin. Joh 19:25. Art thou only a stranger - As if he had said, What has been done it Jerusalem, within these few days, has been so public, so awful, and so universally known, that, if thou hadst been but a lodger in the city for a single night, I cannot conceive how thou couldst miss hearing of these things: indeed, thou appearest to be the only person unacquainted with them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 24:13-27

This appearance of Jesus to the two disciples going to Emmaus, happened the same day that he rose from the dead. It well becomes the disciples of Christ to talk together of his death and resurrection; thus they may improve one another's knowledge, refresh one another's memory, and stir up each other's devout affections. And where but two together are well employed in work of that kind, he will come to them, and make…

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Luke 24:18 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisAnsweringG611

δὲdenowG1161

εἷςheisoneG1520

ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686

ΚλεοπᾶςKleopasCleopasG2810

εἶπενeipensaidG2036

πρὸςprostoG4314

αὐτόν·autonHim;G846

σὺsuYou yourselfG4771

μόνοςmonosaloneG3441

παροικεῖςparoikeisvisitG3939

ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalemG2419

καὶkaiandG2532

οὐκouknotG3756

ἔγνωςegnōshave knownG1097

τὰtathe [things]G3588

γενόμεναgenomenahaving come to passG1096

ἐνeninG1722

αὐτῇautēaitG846

ἐνeninG1722

ταῖςtais<the>G3588

ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysG2250

ταύταις;tautaisthese?G3778

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 24:18

John 19:25
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Cleopas.
Joh 19:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Luke 24:17
And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
Luke 24:19
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

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Luke 24:18 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y respondiendo el uno, que se llamaba Cleofas, le dijo: ¿Tú sólo peregrino eres en Jerusalem, y no has sabido las cosas que en ella han acontecido estos días?
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et l’un d’eux, dont le nom était Cléopas, répondant, lui dit: Est-ce que tu séjournes tout seul dans Jérusalem, que tu ne saches pas les choses qui y sont arrivées ces jours-ci?
German Elberfelder 1871	Einer aber, mit Namen Kleopas, antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Bist du der einzige, der in Jerusalem weilt und nicht weiß, was in ihr geschehen ist in diesen Tagen?
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et respondens unus, cui nomen Cleophas, dixit ei: Tu solus peregrinus es in Jerusalem, et non cognovisti quæ facta sunt in illa his diebus?