KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,
Surrounding context — Luke 24
1 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπορεῖσθαιG639 · aporeōbe perplexedαὐτὰςG846 · autosit/s/heπερὶG4012 · periaboutτούτουG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itκαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἄνδρεςG435 · anērmanδύοG1417 · duotwoἐπέστησανG2186 · ephistēmito approachαὐταῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἐσθῆτιG2066 · esthēsclothingἀστραπτούσῃ.G797 · astraptōto flash
Cross-references
Mark 16:5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.John 20:11-12But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulchre,Acts 1:10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;Matthew 28:2-6And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.Genesis 18:2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
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