Luke 24:37
They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
In Context
36While they were yet speaking he stood among them and said, "Peace be to you!"
38And he said to them. "Why are you disturbed? And why do questions rise in your hearts?
Cross References
Matthew 14:26but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.
Luke 16:30"‘Nay, Father Abraham,’ he said ‘but if some one went to them from the dead 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 →