Luke 24:32
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Cross-references
In Luke 24:45, Jesus later opens their minds to understand — the same opening that caused their hearts to burn earlier.
In Psalm 39:3, the same 'heart burned' image appears as David muses, directly mirroring the disciples' burning hearts.
In Jeremiah 15:16, God's words are eaten and bring joy—the disciples 'ate' Jesus' words and their hearts burned. Strong parallel on consuming divine word.
In Jeremiah 20:9, God's word is a burning fire shut up in bones—direct parallel to the burning heart. Strong imagery of inner fire.
In Jeremiah 23:29, God's word is like fire—the very fire that made their hearts burn. Strong parallel on the consuming power of Scripture.
Acts 17:3 shows Paul explaining from Scripture that Christ must suffer and rise — exactly what Jesus had done on the road.
Hebrews 4:12 describes God's word as living and active, penetrating the heart — the same effect that made the disciples' hearts burn when Jesus opened the Scriptures.
Nehemiah 8:8 describes giving the sense of Scripture so people understood — parallel to Jesus opening the Scriptures to the disciples.
In 2 Timothy 3:15, Scripture makes one wise for salvation — echoing how Jesus' exposition caused hearts to burn with understanding.