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Luke 24:36–37

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Jesus Makes a Final Appearance

24:36While they were saying these things, Jesus97 himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”9824:37But they were startled and terrified, thinking99 they saw a ghost.100

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  1. 97 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 98 The words “and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’ ” are lacking in some Western (D it). But the clause is otherwise well attested, being found in 𝔓75 and the rest of the tradition, and should be considered an original part of Luke.
  3. 99 The disciples were still not comfortable at this point thinking that this could be Jesus raised from the dead. Instead they thought they saw a spirit.
  4. 100 This is not a reference to “a phantom” as read by the Western D. For πνεῦμα (pneuma) having the force of “ghost,” or “an independent noncorporeal being, in contrast to a being that can be perceived by the physical senses,” see πνεῦμα 4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost.

NLTNew Living Translation

And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And while they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them. But they were startled and became terrified, and thought they had seen a ghost.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.