Luke 24:11

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 returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles. But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. 12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened. 13And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Luke 24:11 word by word

καὶ ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λῆρος τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἠπίστουν αὐταῖς.¶Read the interlinear

• But theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• appearedφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
• to them as nonsenseλῆροςlēros · nonsenseG3026
• would not believeἀπιστέωapisteō · to disbelieveG569

Cross-references for Luke 24:11

• Luke 24:25And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
• Genesis 19:14Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, get out of this place, for the Lord will destroy the city.” But he appeared to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
• 2 Kings 7:2The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning answered the man of God and said, “Behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” Then he said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it.”
• Job 9:16If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream.
• Acts 12:9And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing 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

Topics related to Luke 24:11

• Jesus Continued
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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