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Luke 24:37

Luke 24:37 is verse 37 of Luke chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

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King James Version

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

World English Bible

But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

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Luke 24:35–39 · Berean Standard Bible

35 Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

36 While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

37 But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

38 “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

39 Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 16:30

‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

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 4:14

fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

Job 4:15

Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

Job 4:16

It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:

Matthew 14:26

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

Matthew 14:27

But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

Mark 6:49

but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

Mark 6:50

for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

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.”

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