24:15a

And as they talked and deliberated: In Greek this clause is more literally “and it happened in their talking and discussing.” This clause introduces the very important fact in 24:15b that Jesus came and walked with them! This clause in 24:15a creates suspense by repeating information from 24:14. It also uses two verbs with similar meanings: talked and deliberated.

In some languages repetition does not create suspense. If that is true in your language, you may want to create the suspense in a different way. For example:

Suddenly (New Living Translation (1996))

Other ways to translate it are:

While they were talking (God’s Word)
-or-
Then as they talked and discussed all these things

Introduce the important event in 24:15b in a natural way in your language.

talked and deliberated: Here Jesus’ followers continued their discussion from 24:14. Some English versions supply the object “these things” to indicate that. In some languages, as in Greek, it may not be necessary to have an object.

The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as deliberated refers to conversing in a lively way about something. It often refers to arguing or debating. Some other ways to translate talked and deliberated are:

were talking and debating
-or-
conversing

24:15b

Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them: This clause indicates that Jesus began walking with his two followers in a natural way. They did not notice anything unusual. He may have overtaken them from behind or come onto the main road from a side road. There is nothing in the text to imply that Jesus appeared miraculously. Some other ways to translate the clause are:

Jesus approached them and began walking with them (God’s Word)
-or-
Jesus himself came near and began walking with them (New Century Version)

Jesus Himself: Here the word Himself emphasizes that Jesus, the very person they were talking about, was the one who joined them. Some English versions do not include this emphasis. Do what is natural for your language in this context.

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