King James Version
Luke 24:38 in the King James Version says “And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?” — study this verse from Luke chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?”
Luke 24:38 · KJV
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
But they were terrified and affrighted , and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“do thoughts”
G1261discussion, i.e., (internal) consideration (by implication, purpose), or (external) debate
“hearts”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
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