Darby Bible
Luke 24:37
37But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.
Luke 24:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
- New International Version (NIV)They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
Context of Luke 24:37
35And they related what [had happened] on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread. 36And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you. But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit. 38And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts? 39behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.
Read all of Luke 24Luke 24:37 word by word
πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 24:37
- Luke 16:30But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.
- 1 Samuel 28:13And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw a god ascending out of the earth.
- Job 4:14Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;
- Matthew 14:26And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.
- Mark 6:49But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.
- Acts 12:15And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
Commentaries on Luke 24:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37And supposed that they had seen a spirit - But if there be no such thing as a disembodied spirit, would not our Lord have shown them their error? Instead of this, he confirms them in their opinion, by saying, A spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have, Luke 24:39; therefore he says, handle me and see me. They probably imagined that it was the soul only of our blessed Lord which they saw; but they were soon fully convinced of the identity of his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-49Verses 36-49 Jesus appeared in a miraculous manner, assuring the disciples of his peace, though they had so lately forsaken him, and promising spiritual peace with every blessing. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him. He spake with them on their unreasonable unbelief. Nothing had…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3837-38. a spirit--the ghost of their dead Lord, but not Himself in the body (Ac 12:15; Mt 14:26). thoughts--rather, "reasonings"; that is, whether He were risen or no, and whether this was His very self.Read the comment
Topics related to Luke 24:37
In the dictionaries
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
Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
Commentaries