Luke 24:37
In their terror and alarm they thought they saw a ghost,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
In Context
36While they were still talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them.
38but Jesus said to them, “Why are you so startled? And why do doubts arise in your minds?
Cross References
Matthew 14:26But, when they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they exclaimed, and cried out in fear.
Luke 16:30‘But, Father Abraham,’ he urged, ‘if someone from the dead were to go to them, they would 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 →