Luke 24:5

“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?”

"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?" - Luke 24:5
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What does Luke 24:5 mean?

The Bible verse Luke 24:5 from the King James Version states: "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?" This verse comes from the account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It takes place on…

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Luke 24:5 - "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?"
Luke 24:5-6 - "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? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee."
"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? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee," - Luke 24:5-6
"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? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee." - Luke 24:5-6
Luke 5:24 - "But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house."
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Luke 24:8 - "And they remembered his words,"
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Luke 24:48 - "And ye are witnesses of these things."
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Luke 24:24 - "And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not."
Luke 24:3 - "And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus."
Luke 23:24 - "And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required."
Luke 24:45 - "Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,"
Luke 24:52 - "And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:"
Luke 24:16 - "But their eyes were holden that they should not know him."
Luke 24:42 - "And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb."
Luke 24:2 - "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre."
Luke 24:43 - "And he took it, and did eat before them."
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Luke 24:37 - "But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit."