Luke 24:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Luke 24:37 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 24:37 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 28:13“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
- Job 4:14fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
- Matthew 14:26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
- Mark 6:49but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
- Luke 16:30‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
- Acts 12:15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).