Luke 24:38
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New International Version (©2011)
He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why are your hearts filled with doubt?

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
"Why are you troubled?" He asked them. "And why do doubts arise in your hearts?

International Standard Version (©2012)
But Jesus told them, "What's frightening you? And why are you doubting?

NET Bible (©2006)
Then he said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And Yeshua said to them, “Why are you shaken, and why do imaginations arise in your hearts?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He asked them, "Why are you afraid? Why do you have doubts?

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

American King James Version
And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings arise in your heart?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Weymouth New Testament
but He said to them, "Why such alarm? And why are there such questionings in your minds?

World English Bible
He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

24:36-49 Jesus appeared in a miraculous manner, assuring the disciples of his peace, though they had so lately forsaken him, and promising spiritual peace with every blessing. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him. He spake with them on their unreasonable unbelief. Nothing had passed but what was foretold by the prophets, and necessary for the salvation of sinners. And now all men should be taught the nature and necessity of repentance, in order to the forgiveness of their sins. And these blessings were to be sought for, by faith in the name of Jesus. Christ by his Spirit works on the minds of men. Even good men need to have their understandings opened. But that we may have right thoughts of Christ, there needs no more than to be made to understand the Scriptures.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 38. - And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled t and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? He had just given them. his peace. He proceeds further to allay their fears. Before showing them his pierced hands and feet and side, before eating in their presence, he addresses these comforting words to them: "See," he seems to say, "I give you my peace: why are ye troubled? why do you allow perplexing, harassing thoughts to arise in your hearts? The past is forgiven and forgotten." "I come not," as Stier beautifully sugests, "as a wrathful Judge to reckon with you for your unbelief and unfaithfulness. I bring to you (and all the world) from my sepulchre something very different from up-braidings."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto them, why are ye troubled,.... Who had more reason to rejoice, and be glad, as they were when they knew that it was Jesus:

and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? whether what they saw was Jesus, or an apparition, which gave them a great deal of trouble and uneasiness, and filled them with fright and terror; as it was, and is usual with persons when they fancy they see a spirit, or an apparition; see Matthew 14:26.

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Jesus Appears to the Disciples
36And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the middle of them, and said to them, Peace be to you. 37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? …

Luke 24:37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.
Luke 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."