Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Luke 24:4 in other translations
| BSB | While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. |
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| WEB | While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel: |
| YLT | And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment. |
| BBE | And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them: |
| Webster | And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. |
What does Luke 24:4 mean?
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 24:4 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 24:4
- John 20:11-12
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
- Mark 16:5
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
- Acts 1:10
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
- Matthew 28:2-6
And, 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. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. …
- Genesis 18:2
And 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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Context
- Luke 24:3
And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
- Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
- Luke 24:5
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?
Luke 24:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció, que estando ellas espantadas de esto, he aquí se pararon junto á ellas dos varones con vestiduras resplandecientes; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, comme elles étaient en grande perplexité à ce sujet, que voici, deux hommes se trouvèrent avec elles, en vêtements éclatants de lumière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als sie darüber in Verlegenheit waren, siehe, da standen zwei Männer in strahlenden Kleidern bei ihnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et factum est, dum mente consternatæ essent de isto, ecce duo viri steterunt secus illas in veste fulgenti. |