Luke 24:36-38

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Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you.”^[a] ³⁷But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. ³⁸And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts?^[b]

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Footnotes

Luke 24:36 Other ancient authorities omit and said to them, “Peace to you.”
24.38 Luke stresses this episode for the benefit of his Greek readers, for whom the resurrection of the body was both impossible and absurd; cf. Acts 17.32.

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