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Luke 24:37 Cross-References
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“But they were terrified and affrighted , and supposed that they had seen a spirit.”
Luke 24:37 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 24:37
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit (πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν). The disciples' reaction reveals first-century assumptions about resurrection and spirits. The verbs ptoēthentes (πτοηθέντες, "terrified") and emphoboi (ἔμφοβοι, "frightened") indicate overwhelming fear—they believed they saw a pneuma (πνεῦμα, "spirit" or "ghost"), not a bodily resurrection. Jewish thought distinguished between disembodied spirits and bodily resurrection; they expected the latter only at the eschaton, not three days after death.This vers...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 24:37
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“and trembling”
“Don't be afraid: for what do you see? The woman said to Saul”
“they were troubled”
“when they saw him walking on the sea”
“You are crazy! But she insisted that it was so. They said”