Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. New Living Translation As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. English Standard Version While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. Berean Standard Bible While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. Berean Literal Bible And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling garments stood by them; King James Bible And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: New King James Version And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. New American Standard Bible While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in gleaming clothing; NASB 1995 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; NASB 1977 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling apparel; Legacy Standard Bible And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing, Amplified Bible While they were perplexed and wondering about this, suddenly, two men in dazzling clothing stood near them; Christian Standard Bible While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. Holman Christian Standard Bible While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. American Standard Version And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel: Contemporary English Version and they did not know what to think. Suddenly two men in shining white clothes stood beside them. English Revised Version And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel: GOD'S WORD® Translation While they were puzzled about this, two men in clothes that were as bright as lightning suddenly stood beside them. Good News Translation They stood there puzzled about this, when suddenly two men in bright shining clothes stood by them. International Standard Version While they were puzzling over this, two men in dazzling robes suddenly stood beside them. Majority Standard Bible While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. NET Bible While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire. New Heart English Bible It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, look, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Weymouth New Testament At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning. World English Bible While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in clothing—flashing [with light]; Berean Literal Bible And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling garments stood by them; Young's Literal Translation And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel, Smith's Literal Translation And it was in their being perplexed for this, and, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that, while their minds were still confused about this, behold, two men stood beside them, in shining apparel. New American Bible While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. New Revised Standard Version While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass as they were confused about this, behold, two men stood above them, and their garments were shining; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it happened that while these wondered at this, behold, two men stood above them and their clothing was shining. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd it came to pass, while they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining raiment. Godbey New Testament And it came to pass, while they were at a loss concerning this, and behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: Haweis New Testament And it came to pass, as they were in the greatest perplexity concerning this matter, then behold, two men stood by them in refulgent garments: Mace New Testament whilst they were in great perplexity about it, all of a sudden, two men appear'd before them in robes of light. Weymouth New Testament At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning. Worrell New Testament And it came to pass, while they were perplexed about this, behold, also two men stood near them in dazzling apparel. Worsley New Testament And while they were in perplexity about it, behold, two men stood by them in shining robes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Resurrection…3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. 5As 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?… Cross References Matthew 28:2-5 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. / His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. / The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. ... Mark 16:5-6 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. / But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. John 20:12 and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet. Acts 1:10-11 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” Daniel 10:5-6 I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. Revelation 1:13-15 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. Genesis 18:2 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. Judges 13:3 The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Matthew 17:2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” Acts 10:3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” Daniel 8:15-17 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. / And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” / As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.” Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: two men. Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, Matthew 28:2-6 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it… Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. (See note on Mar. Luke 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Jump to Previous Apparel Clothes Clothing Dazzling Doubt Flashed Garments Gleamed Glittering Great Greatly Lightning Perplexed Perplexity Raiment Shining Stood Suddenly Thereabout WonderingJump to Next Apparel Clothes Clothing Dazzling Doubt Flashed Garments Gleamed Glittering Great Greatly Lightning Perplexed Perplexity Raiment Shining Stood Suddenly Thereabout WonderingLuke 24 1. Jesus' resurrection is declared by two angels to the women who come to the tomb.9. They report it to others. 13. Jesus himself appears to the two disciples that went to Emmaus; 36. afterwards he appears to the apostles, and reproves their unbelief; 47. gives them a charge; 49. promises the Holy Spirit; 50. and so ascends into heaven. While they were puzzling over this The phrase "puzzling over this" captures the bewilderment and confusion of the women at the empty tomb. The Greek word used here is "aporeō," which means to be in doubt or at a loss. This reflects the human condition when faced with the divine mysteries of God. The women had come to anoint Jesus' body, expecting to find Him dead, yet the tomb was empty. This moment of confusion is a precursor to revelation, illustrating how God often works beyond human understanding, inviting believers to trust in His greater plan. suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whileἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 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 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 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 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 3778: This; he, she, it. suddenly ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 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 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. men ἄνδρες (andres) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 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 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 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress. stood beside ἐπέστησαν (epestēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 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 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. 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