Luke 24:5 — Compare Translations

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And as [the women] were frightened and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among [those who are] dead?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And as [the women] were frightened and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among [those who are] dead?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground. “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

English EASY 2024

So the women became very afraid and they bent down low with their faces on the ground. The men said to the women, ‘This is a place to bury dead people. You should not be looking here for someone who is alive.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The women were very afraid. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. The men said to them, "Why are you looking for a living person here? This is a place for dead people.

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Full of fear, the women bowed down to the ground, as the men said to them, “Why are you looking among the dead for one who is alive?

English God's Word - GW 1995

The women were terrified and bowed to the ground. The men asked the women, "Why are you looking among the dead for the living one?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground. "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?" asked the men.

English KJV 1611

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

English LSB

and when the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As they were afraid and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The women were terrified. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. Then the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?

English NIV

In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?

English NKJ 1982

Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

English NLT

The women were terrified and bowed low before them. Then the men asked, "Why are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Terrified, the women fell to the ground on their faces. The men in white said to them, “Why would you look for the Living One in a tomb? He is not here, for he has risen!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The women were terrified and bowed low before them. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive?

English Tyndale 1537

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth: they said to them: why seek ye the living among the dead?