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 when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles. But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them. 12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened. 13Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wordsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• seemedφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
• toἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• asὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• idle talesλῆροςlēros · nonsenseG3026
• they believedἀπιστέωapisteō · to disbelieveG569

Cross-references for Luke 24:11

• Luke 24:25So he said to them, “You foolish people – how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
• Genesis 19:14Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. He said, “Quick, get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them.
• 2 Kings 7:2An officer who was the king’s right-hand man responded to the prophet, “Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said, “Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”
• Job 9:16If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice –
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
• Acts 12:9Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through 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
• Jesus, the Christ
• Readings, Select
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Fool
• Happen
• Open
• Ought
• Peter
• Resurrection of Christ
• Tale
• Talk
• Terrify
• Thereabout

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