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Luke 24:38

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

KJV

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί τεταραγμένοι ἐστέ, καὶ διατί διαλογισμοὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν;

Greek NT

Et dixit eis : Quid turbati estis, et cogitationes ascendunt in corda vestra ?

Vulgate

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

ASV

And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διαλογισμός
dialogismos
noun · 14×
διατί
diati
particle · 24×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καρδία
kardia
noun · 156×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ταράσσω
tarasso
verb · 17×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: τῇ καρδίᾳ | WH/Treg/NIV: τῇ καρδίᾳ | RP: ταῖς καρδίαις
  • τῇ καρδίᾳ — SBLGNT
  • τῇ καρδίᾳ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ταῖς καρδίαις — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

§644Even when faced with the reality of the risen Jesus the disciples are still doubtful, so impossible did the thing seem: they thought they were seeing a ghost. "In their joy they were still disbelieving and still wondering."506 Thomas will also experience the test of doubt and St. Matthew relates that during the risen Lord's last appearance in Galilee "some doubted."507 Therefor…
§1094It is on this harmony of the two Testaments that the Paschal catechesis of the Lord is built,15 and then, that of the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church. This catechesis unveils what lay hidden under the letter of the Old Testament: the mystery of Christ. It is called "typological" because it reveals the newness of Christ on the basis of the "figures" (types) which announce…

Cross-references

  • Dan 4:5 — I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
  • Dan 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble th
  • Dan 10:12 — Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
  • Heb 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Jer 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
  • Luke 5:22 — But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
  • Mark 2:8 — And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
  • Mark 6:50 — For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
  • Matt 14:27 — But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.