Luke 24:5

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KJV King James Version

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?

BSB Berean Standard Bible

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

WEB World English Bible

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

ASV American Standard Version

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?

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, ‘Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

Surrounding context — Luke 24

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.

8 And they remembered his words,

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Mark 16:5-6And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.Revelation 1:18[I am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.Matthew 28:3-5His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Luke 1:12-13And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.Daniel 10:16And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.Daniel 10:19And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.Daniel 8:17-18So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision.Hebrews 7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.Daniel 10:7-12And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.Acts 10:3-4He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.Luke 1:29And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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