Luke 24:5

Luke 24:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

Context of Luke 24:5

3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While 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? 6He 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.’”

Luke 24:5 word by word

ἐμφόβων δὲ γενομένων αὐτῶν καὶ κλινουσῶν τὰ πρόσωπα εἰς τὴν γῆν εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτάς· τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν;Read the interlinear

• Asδέde · thenG1161
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• bowedκλίνωklinō · to bow/lay downG2827
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• facesπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• groundγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• in terrorγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• in terrorἔμφοβοςemphobos · afraidG1719
• askedεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• askedπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do you look forζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• amongμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Luke 24:5

• Luke 1:12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
• Daniel 8:17As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
• Daniel 10:7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.
• Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
• Mark 16:5When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
• Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
• Hebrews 7:8In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
• Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
• Revelation 2:8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

Commentaries on Luke 24:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Why seek ye the living among the dead? - This was a common form of speech among the Jews, and seems to be applied to those who were foolishly, impertinently, or absurdly employed. As places of burial were unclean, it was not reasonable to suppose that the living should frequent them; or that if any was missing he was likely to be found in such places.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 See the notes at Matthew 28:1-11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jesus had told his followers many times that he would rise from the dead (see 9:22, 44; 17:25; 18:31–34). The resurrection of Jesus is a key belief of the Christian faith (see 1 Corinthians 15:3–7, 12–57).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12(See on Mr 16:1-8; and Mt 28:1-5). 5. Why, &c.--Astonishing question! not "the risen," but "the Living One" (compare Re 1:18); and the surprise expressed in it implies an incongruity in His being there at all, as if, though He might submit to it, "it was impossible He should be holden of it" (Ac 2:24).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings