Luke 24:11
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Luke 24:11 in other translations
| BSB | But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women. |
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| WEB | These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them. |
| ASV | And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them. |
| YLT | and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them. |
| DARBY | And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them. |
| BBE | But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them. |
| Webster | And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. |
What does Luke 24:11 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 24:1-12
See the affection and respect the women showed to Christ, after he was dead and buried. Observe their surprise when they found the stone rolled away, and the grave empty. Christians often perplex themselves about that with which they should comfort and encourage themselves. They look rather to find their Master in his grave-clothes, than angels in their shining garments. The angels assure them that he is risen from…
Luke 24:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 24:11
- Job 9:16
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
- Mark 16:11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
- Psalms 126:1
A Song of degrees. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
- 2 Kings 7:2
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Acts 12:9
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
- Luke 24:25
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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Context
- Luke 24:10
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
- Luke 24:11
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
- Luke 24:12
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
Luke 24:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas á ellos les parecían como locura las palabras de ellas, y no las creyeron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et leurs paroles semblèrent à leurs yeux comme des contes, et ils ne les crurent pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ihre Reden schienen vor ihnen wie ein Märchen, und sie glaubten ihnen nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et visa sunt ante illos sicut deliramentum verba ista, et non crediderunt illis. |