en_tn_condensed/luk/24/21.md

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Connecting Statement:

The two men continue responding to Jesus.

who was going to redeem Israel

The Romans ruled over the Jews. Alternate translation: "who would free the Israelites from our Roman enemies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

Yes, and what is more,

This introduces another reason why they believed Jesus would not free Israel. Alternate translation: "Now that does not seem possible because"

the third day

The Jews counted any portion of a day as a day. Therefore, the day Jesus was raised was the "third day" because it followed the day of his burial and the Sabbath day. See how you translated this in Luke 24:7. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

since all these things happened

"since all the many actions that led up to the death of Jesus have taken place"