Luke 24:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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?

Luke 24:5 Cross References

Daniel 10:16

Then one in human form touched my lips, and I opened my mouth to speak and said to the one who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision such pains have come upon me that I retain no strength.

Daniel 10:19

He said, “Do not fear, greatly beloved; you are safe. Be strong and courageous!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Luke 1:29

But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

Luke 24:4

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.

Luke 24:6

Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

Acts 2:24

But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.

Hebrews 7:8

In the one case, tithes are received by those who are mortal; in the other, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.

Revelation 1:18

and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

Revelation 2:8

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life: