But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel, х Heemeis (G2249) de (G1161) eelpizomen (G1679) hoti (G3754) autos (G846) estin (G1510) ho (G3588) melloon (G3195) lutrousthai (G3084)] - rather, 'But we were hoping that it was He that was to redeem,' etc. The "we" is emphatic: q.d., 'Others, we know, thought differently; but for our part we,' etc., implying expectations kept up until the recent events so dashed them. They expected, indeed, the promised Deliverance at His hand; but certainly not by His death.
And besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.