But she became very troubled by what he said and wondered what such a greeting could mean.
Luke 24:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as [the women] were frightened and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among [those who are] dead? American Standard Version (1901) and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? Common English Bible The women were frightened and bowed their faces toward the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? Catholic Public Domain Version Then, since they were afraid and were turning their faces toward the ground, these two said to them: "Why do you seek the living with the dead? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? |
But she became very troubled by what he said and wondered what such a greeting could mean.
And it happened, while they wondered about the situation, suddenly two men in brilliant clothing [were seen] standing beside them.
He is not here; for He has risen [from the dead]. [Do you not] remember what He told you when He was still in Galilee, saying,
But God raised Him up, having released Him from the sharp pains [He experienced when dying], because it was not possible that He could be held in death’s grip.
And in the one case, men here [on earth, that is, the Levites] who die, collect a tenth [from the rest of the Israelites], but there [i.e., in the case of Melchizedek] it is collected by someone about whom it is declared [by Scripture] that he continues to live.
and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am [now] alive forever and ever! And I possess the keys of death and of the unseen place of departed spirits.
“And write [this] to the angel of the church at Smyrna: These things are the words of the First and the Last [i.e., Jesus], who was dead, but has come [back] to life: