Luke 24:37

But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

In Context

36And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.

38And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 28:13And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw a god ascending out of the earth.

Matthew 14:26And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

Luke 16:30But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:37-50

Christ's Interview with the Apostles. 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his… Read the whole commentary →

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