Luke 24:24

24 Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just as the women said, but they didn't see Jesus."

Luke 24:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:24

And certain of them which were with us
The apostles and brethren, who were together when the women came, and made the above report; particularly Peter, who is named, ( Luke 24:12 ) and John, who also was with him, as appears from ( John 20:2 ) these went to the sepulchre;
of Jesus, to satisfy themselves and their companions, as much as they could, about these things: and found it even so as the women had said;
that is, that the body of Jesus was not there, and that the linen clothes were laid by themselves: but him they saw not;
the Ethiopic version reads, "and him they found not": the women, as before observed, might report, that though they found not the body in the grave, yet they saw him alive by the way, but so did not the disciples; which made it look very strange, doubtful, and suspicious, that the women should see him, and not his apostles; they could not tell how to account for this, and this made them to be in suspense about the fact.

Luke 24:24 In-Context

22 But now some of our women have completely confused us. Early this morning they were at the tomb
23 and couldn't find his body. They came back with the story that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive.
24 Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just as the women said, but they didn't see Jesus."
25 Then he said to them, "So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can't you simply believe all that the prophets said?
26 Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?"
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