Luke 24:5

3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

6 He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

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
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
KJV
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?
WEB
Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
ASV
and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
DARBY
And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?
BLB
And [on] their having become terrified and bowing the faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you⁺ seek the living with the dead?
ÅB
og da de ble forferdet og bøyde sitt ansikt mot jorden, sa de til dem: Hvorfor søker dere den levende blant de døde?
OTB
I sin redsel bøyde kvinnene ansiktene mot jorden, men mennene sa til dem: "Hvorfor søker dere den levende blant de døde?
B1930
og da de blev forferdet og bøide sitt ansikt mot jorden, sa de til dem: Hvorfor søker I den levende blandt de døde?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 16:5–6

    When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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  • Revelation 1:18

    the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

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  • Matthew 28:3–5

    His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

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  • Revelation 2:8

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

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  • Luke 1:12–13

    When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

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  • Daniel 10:16

    And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.

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  • Daniel 10:19

    “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”

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  • Hebrews 7:8

    In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

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