Luke 24:4
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And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

two men.

Genesis 18:2 And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Matthew 28:2-6 And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it. . . .

Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe: and they were astonished.

John 20:11,12 But Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping. Now as she was weeping, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, . . .

Acts 1:10 And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.

(See note on Mar.

Luke 16:2 And he called him and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.

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Context
The Resurrection
3And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. 5And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?…
Cross References
Matthew 28:2
And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it.

Luke 2:9
And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them and the brightness of God shone round about them: and they feared with a great fear.

Luke 24:5
And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?

John 20:12
And she saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

Acts 1:10
And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.

Acts 12:7
And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shined in the room. And he, striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands.

1 Timothy 3:16
And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

Lexicon
While
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

they
αὐτὰς (autas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

were puzzling
ἀπορεῖσθαι (aporeisthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle
Strong's Greek 639: From a compound of a and the base of poreuomai; to have no way out, i.e. Be at a loss.

over
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

this,
τούτου (toutou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

suddenly
ἰδοὺ (idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

men
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

radiant
ἀστραπτούσῃ (astraptousē)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 797: To flash (with, then like, lightning), be lustrous. Probably from aster; to flash as lightning.

apparel
ἐσθῆτι (esthēti)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.

stood beside
ἐπέστησαν (epestēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2186: To stand by, be urgent, befall one (as of evil), be at hand, impend. From epi and histemi; to stand upon, i.e. Be present.

them.
αὐταῖς (autais)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling garments stood by them;

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning.

It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,
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