Luke 24:37

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They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.

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  • Job 4:14-16 : 14 fear and trembling came upon me, and made all my bones shake. 15 A spirit passed by my face; the hair of my flesh bristled. 16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form was before my eyes; silence, and then I heard a voice:
  • Matt 14:26-27 : 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.'
  • Mark 6:49-50 : 49 When they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought He was a ghost and cried out, 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.'
  • Luke 16:30 : 30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
  • Acts 12:15 : 15 They said to her, 'You are out of your mind.' But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, 'It must be his angel.'
  • 1 Sam 28:13 : 13 The king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What do you see?" The woman said to Saul, "I see a spirit coming up out of the earth."

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  • Luke 24:35-36
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    35Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

    36While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

  • Matt 14:25-27
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    25During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

    26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear.

    27But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.'

  • Luke 24:38-41
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    38He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?"

    39Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."

    40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.

    41And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

  • Mark 6:48-51
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    48He saw the disciples straining at the oars because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea, and was about to pass by them.

    49When they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought He was a ghost and cried out,

    50for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.'

    51Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped. They were completely amazed,

  • Luke 24:2-5
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    2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

    3But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

    4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly, two men stood by them in dazzling garments.

    5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?"

  • Mark 16:8
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    8Trembling and bewildered, the women hurried away from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid.

  • Mark 16:4-6
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    4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled away.

    5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

    6He said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.'

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

    7But Jesus came and touched them. 'Get up,' He said, 'Don’t be afraid.'

  • Luke 24:11-12
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    11But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there by themselves, and he went away, wondering what had happened.

  • Luke 24:31
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    31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he disappeared from their sight.

  • Mark 4:40-41
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    40He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'

    41They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'

  • Matt 28:4
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    4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

  • Luke 24:22-25
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    22In addition, some women of our group amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning,

    23but did not find his body. They came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

    24Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.

    25He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

  • John 6:19-20
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    19After rowing about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

    20But Jesus said to them, 'It is I; do not be afraid.'

  • Mark 16:11-12
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    11But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

    12After that, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the countryside.

  • John 20:19-20
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    19On the evening of that first day of the week, with the doors locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.'

    20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

  • Luke 24:16-17
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    16But their eyes were restrained, so they did not recognize him.

    17He asked them, "What are you discussing as you walk along?" They stopped, looking sad.

  • Ps 48:5
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    5For behold, the kings assembled; they advanced together.

  • John 20:26
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    26Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.'

  • Matt 28:8-10
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    8So they hurried away from the tomb, filled with fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

    9As they were on their way to report to the disciples, Jesus met them and said, 'Greetings!' They came to Him, held His feet, and worshiped Him.

    10Then Jesus said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.'

  • Matt 28:17
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    17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

  • Luke 24:8
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    8Then they remembered his words.

  • Luke 5:26
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    26Everyone was amazed and gave glory to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today."

  • Luke 24:33
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    33They got up at once and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven and those with them, assembled together.