5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?


In Context

2 And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre.

3 And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was in Galilee,

7 Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Luke 24:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:5and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:5and as they were affrighted, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, |Why do you seek the living among the dead?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead?