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Luke 24:4

Angels and the spiritual worldFear

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
KJV
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
WEB
While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
ASV
And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
DARBY
And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.
BLB
And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling apparel stood by them.
ÅB
Og det skjedde mens de sto rådville ved dette, se, da sto to menn hos dem i skinnende klær;
OTB
Mens de var forvirret over dette, sto plutselig to menn i klær som skinte som lyn ved siden av dem.
B1930
Og det skjedde mens de stod rådville ved dette, se, da stod to menn hos dem i skinnende klædebon;

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  • John 20:11–12

    But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

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  • Mark 16:5

    And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

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  • Acts 1:10

    And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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  • Matthew 28:2–6

    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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  • Genesis 18:2

    And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

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