Luke 24:38

And he said unto them—Why are ye troubled? and for what cause do reasonings arise in your hearts?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

In Context

37But, being agitated and becoming, afraid, they began to imagine, that, upon a spirit, they were looking.

39See my hands, and my feet,—that it is, I, myself: Handle me, and see! because, a spirit, hath not, flesh and bones, as ye perceive, I, have.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 4:14Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved,—How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?

Daniel 4:19Then, Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for about one moment, and, his thoughts, troubled him. The king spake and said, O Belteshazzar, let neither, the dream, nor the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My Lord, The dream, be for them who hate thee, and, the interpretation, for them who are thy foes.

Hebrews 4:13And there is, no created thing, can be secreted before him, but, all things, are naked and exposed to his eyes:—as to whom is, our discourse.

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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