"“He said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 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?” They told Him of their disappointment in regard to their Master, “which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;” but “the chief priests and our rulers,” they said, “delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him.” With hearts sore with disappointment, and with quivering lips, they added, “We trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done.” DA 796.1"
"And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?"
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 24:17. This is a clear and undeniable explicit allusion.
"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:"
The EGW passage directly quotes and paraphrases Luke 24:19. This is a clear and undeniable explicit allusion.
"And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him."
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 24:20. This is a clear and undeniable explicit allusion.
"the witness borne to Him by the types and prophecies of the Old Testament. Upon these their faith must be established. Christ performed no miracle to convince them, but it was His first work to explain the Scriptures. They had looked upon His death as the destruction of all their hopes. Now He showed from the prophets that this was the very strongest evidence for their faith. DA 796.4"
"And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself."
The EGW passage directly references Christ explaining the Scriptures, mirroring the event described in Luke 24:27.
"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
Both passages emphasize the importance of the scriptures as a witness to Christ. While not a direct quote, the underlying principle is shared.