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Luke 24:3

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

KJV

εἰσελθοῦσαι δὲ οὐχ εὗρον τὸ σῶμα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.

Greek NT

Et ingressæ non invenerunt corpus Domini Jesu.

Vulgate

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

ASV

And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εἰσελθοῦσαι δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰσελθοῦσαι δὲ | RP: Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι
  • εἰσελθοῦσαι δὲSBLGNT
  • εἰσελθοῦσαι δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σῶμα | WH: σῶμα | Treg/NIV/RP: + τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ
  • σῶμαSBLGNT
  • σῶμαWestcott-Hort
  • + τοῦ κυρίου ἸησοῦTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§640"Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen."492 The first element we encounter in the framework of the Easter events is the empty tomb. In itself it is not a direct proof of Resurrection; the absence of Christ's body from the tomb could be explained otherwise.493 Nonetheless the empty tomb was still an essential sign for all. Its discovery by the …

Cross-references

  • John 20:12 — And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
  • Luke 24:23 — And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
  • 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.