Luke 24:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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  • Dan 8:17-18 : 17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me,“Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end.” 18 As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright.
  • Dan 10:7-9 : 7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide. 8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy. 9 I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground. 10 Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. 11 He said to me,“Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking. 12 Then he said to me,“Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.
  • Dan 10:16 : 16 Then one who appeared to be a human being was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me,“Sir, due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.
  • Dan 10:19 : 19 He said to me,“Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said,“Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength.”
  • Matt 28:3-5 : 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him. 5 But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
  • Mark 16:5-6 : 5 Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
  • Luke 1:12-13 : 12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear. 13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.
  • Luke 1:29 : 29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.
  • Acts 10:3-4 : 3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.” 4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
  • Heb 7:8 : 8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.
  • Rev 1:18 : 18 and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive– forever and ever– and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 To the Church in Smyrna“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

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  • Luke 24:1-4
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    1The Resurrection Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.

    2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

    3but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

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

  • Mark 16:2-8
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    2And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.

    3They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

    4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back.

    5Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

    6But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.

    7But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”

    8Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

  • Matt 28:1-11
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    1The Resurrection Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

    2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

    3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

    4The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

    5But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

    6He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

    7Then go quickly and tell his disciples,‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”

    8So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

    9But Jesus met them, saying,“Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

    10Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

    11The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

  • Luke 24:6-9
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    81%

    6He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

    7that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”

    8Then the women remembered his words,

    9and when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

  • Luke 24:36-38
    3 verses
    79%

    36Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

    38Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • Luke 24:22-25
    4 verses
    79%

    22Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

    23and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

    24Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”

    25So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

  • John 20:11-13
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    11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

    12And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

    13They said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied,“They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    75%

    6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

    7But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”

  • Luke 24:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.

    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

  • Mark 9:10
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    10They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

  • John 20:15
    73%

    15Jesus said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him,“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”

  • Luke 24:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

    34and saying,“The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!”

  • John 20:9
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    9(For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)

  • John 20:5
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    5He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in.

  • Matt 28:13
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    13telling them,“You are to say,‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

  • Luke 24:17
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    17Then he said to them,“What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.

  • Matt 27:53
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    53(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

  • John 20:2
    72%

    2So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”