Luke 24:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

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  • Job 4:14-16 : 14 Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble; 15 And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff: 16 Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
  • Matt 14:26-27 : 26 And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear. 27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
  • Mark 6:49-50 : 49 But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
  • Luke 16:30 : 30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
  • 1 Sam 28:13 : 13 And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

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  • Luke 24:35-36
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    35And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.

    36And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

  • Matt 14:25-27
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    25And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

    26And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.

    27But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

  • Luke 24:38-41
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    38And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?

    39See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.

    40And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.

    41And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

  • Mark 6:48-51
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    48And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

    49But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

    50For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

    51And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;

  • Luke 24:2-5
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    2And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

    3And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

    4And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

    5And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

  • Mark 16:8
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    8And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

  • Mark 16:4-6
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    4And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

    5And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

    6And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

    7And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.

  • Luke 24:11-12
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    11But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.

    12But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

  • Luke 24:31
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    31And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

  • Mark 4:40-41
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    40And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

    41And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

  • Matt 28:4
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    4And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

  • Luke 24:22-25
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    22And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

    23And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

    24And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

    25And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.

  • John 6:19-20
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    19After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.

    20But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.

  • Mark 16:11-12
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    11And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.

    12And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.

  • John 20:19-20
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    19At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!

    20And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

  • Luke 24:16-17
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    16But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

    17And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?

  • Ps 48:5
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    5They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

  • John 20:26
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    26And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!

  • Matt 28:8-10
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    8And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news.

    9And on the way, Jesus came to them, saying, Be glad. And they came and put their hands on his feet, and gave him worship.

    10Then said Jesus to them, Have no fear: go and give word to my brothers to go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

  • Matt 28:17
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    17And when they saw him they gave him worship: but some were in doubt.

  • Luke 24:8
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    8And his words came back into their minds,

  • Luke 5:26
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    26And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

  • Luke 24:33
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    33And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.