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Luke 24:11
11And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.
Luke 24:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
- New International Version (NIV)But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.
Context of Luke 24:11
9and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary of Magdala, and Johanna, and Mary the [mother] of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them. 12But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened. 13And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;
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καὶ ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λῆρος τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἠπίστουν αὐταῖς.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 24:11
- Luke 24:25And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
- Genesis 19:14And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.
- 2 Kings 7:2And the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, —
- Psalms 126:1When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- Acts 12:9And going forth he followed [him] and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.
Commentaries on Luke 24:11
- 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. 1-12Women were the first to find the tomb empty and to hear the announcement of the resurrection. This is strong evidence for the historicity of the resurrection accounts. In first-century Judaism, women were not regarded as reliable witnesses, so the church would never have created stories in which women discovered the empty tomb.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
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