37They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.


In Context

34 and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon."

35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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

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

38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?

39 Look 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."

Luke 24:37 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:37But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:37But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:37But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:37and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.