LUKE 24:4 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT And it happened that, while they were perplexed about this, and behold, two men in flashing clothing stood by them.

UST They did not know what to think about that. Then suddenly two men stood by them wearing bright, shining clothes!

BSB While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

MSB While they were puzzling[fn] over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

BLB And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling garments stood by them;

AICNT And it happened, as they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in {dazzling apparel}.[fn]

24:4, dazzling apparel: 𝔓75 ℵ(01) B(03) D(05) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “flashing garments.” A(02) C(04) W(032) BYZ TR

OEB While they were at a loss to account for this, all at once two men stood beside them, in dazzling clothing.

WEBBE While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

LSV And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in clothing—flashing [with light];

FBV While they were wondering what was going on, two men suddenly appeared dressed in clothes that shone brilliantly.

TCNT While they were [fn]greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.

24:4 greatly ¦ — CT

T4T They did not know what to think about that. Then suddenly two men wearing bright shining clothes stood by them!

LEB And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them.

BBE And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

Moff They were puzzling over this, when two men flashed on them in dazzling raiment.

Wymth At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning.

ASV And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

DRA And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

YLT And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

Drby And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

RV And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

SLT And it was in their being perplexed for this, and, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

Wbstr And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

KJB-1611 And it came to passe, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And it came to passe, as they were amased therat: Beholde, two men stoode by them in shinyng garmentes.
(And it came to pass, as they were amazed therat: Behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.)

Gnva And it came to passe, that as they were amased thereat, beholde, two men suddenly stood by them in shining vestures.
(And it came to pass, that as they were amazed thereat, behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining vestures. )

Cvdl And it happened as they were amased therat, beholde, there stode by them two men in shyninge garmentes.
(And it happened as they were amazed therat, behold, there stood by them two men in shyninge garments.)

TNT And it happened as they were amased therat: Beholde two men stode by them in shynynge vestures.
(And it happened as they were amazed therat: Behold two men stood by them in shyning vestures. )

Wycl And it was don, the while thei weren astonyed in thouyt of this thing, lo! twei men stoden bisidis hem in schynynge cloth.
(And it was done, the while they were astonished in thought of this thing, lo! twain/two_or_both men stood besides hem in shining cloth.)

Luth Und da sie darum bekümmert waren, siehe, da traten zu ihnen zwei Männer mit glänzenden Kleidern.
(And there they/she/them therefore worried were, see/look, there occurred to/for to_them two men with glänzenden clothes.)

ClVg Et factum est, dum mente consternatæ essent de isto, ecce duo viri steterunt secus illas in veste fulgenti.[fn]
(And done it_is, while mind consternatæ they_would_be from/about to_this, behold two men they_stood otherwise/wrongly those in/into/on dress fulgenti. )

24.4 Mente consternatæ. Mente consternantur, quia et lapidem immensæ magnitudinis revolutum stupebant, et corpus tam venerabile non inventum dolebant. Sicut tentato in solitudine Domino, expleta victoria angeli ministrabant ei, ita modo post devictam mortem venerunt angeli, qui non solum verbo, sed etiam fulgenti habitu gloriam annuntiant triumphantis. Et sicut corpori in sepulcro astiterunt, sic etiam corpori consecrato in altari quotidie assistunt.

24.4 Mente consternatæ. Mente consternantur, because and a_stone immensæ magnitudinis revolutum they_were_astonished, and body tam venerabile not/no discovery/invention dolebant. Like tentato in/into/on solitude Master, expleta victory messengers/angels served to_him, so/thus just/only after devictam death they_came messengers/angels, who/which not/no only word, but also fulgenti dress glory announcent triumphantis. And like to_the_body in/into/on grave/tomb astiterunt, so also to_the_body consecrato in/into/on altar daily assistunt.

UGNT καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθῆτι ἀστραπτούσῃ.
(kai egeneto en tōi aporeisthai autas peri toutou, kai idou, andres duo epestaʸsan autais en esthaʸti astraptousaʸ.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ⸀ἀπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ⸂ἐσθῆτι ἀστραπτούσῃ⸃.
(kai egeneto en tōi ⸀aporeisthai autas peri toutou kai idou andres duo epestaʸsan autais en ⸂esthaʸti astraptousaʸ⸃.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ διαπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου, καὶ ἰδού, ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις·
(Kai egeneto en tōi diaporeisthai autas peri toutou, kai idou, andres duo epestaʸsan autais en esthaʸsesin astraptousais;)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ [fn]διαπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου, καὶ ἰδού, [fn]ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν [fn]ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις·
(Kai egeneto en tōi diaporeisthai autas peri toutou, kai idou, andres duo epestaʸsan autais en esthaʸsesin astraptousais; )

24:4 διαπορεισθαι ¦ απορεισθαι CT

24:4 ανδρες δυο ¦ δυο ανδρες TR

24:4 εσθησεσιν αστραπτουσαις ¦ εσθητι αστραπτουση CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:1–12: Jesus rose from the dead

In this section, Luke wrote about what happened when Jesus rose from the dead. In 23:55 some women saw where his dead body was laid in the tomb. In 24:1 they returned to the tomb to rub Jesus’ body with ointments. When they came, two angels said to the women, “He has risen!”

This section shows that Jesus’ body was alive again, as well as his spirit. The strips of cloth that the women used to wrap his body were lying by themselves in the tomb. Be sure to translate this section in a way that clearly shows that Jesus came alive again as a real human being.

The first people who came to Jesus’ tomb were women, so they were the ones who heard the good news from the angels. When they went and told his followers, the followers did not believe the women.

Some examples of other headings for this section are:

Jesus Comes Back to Life (GW)

The Resurrection of Jesus (NRSV)

Jesus Is Alive (CEV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 28:1–10, Mark 16:1–8, and John 20:1–10.

24:4a

While they were puzzling over this,

And then while they were perplexed about this,
They did not know what to think.

In the Greek text, 24:4a begins with a phrase that literally means “And it happened.” Luke used this phrase to connect 24:4a with 24:3b and to introduce what was about to happen in 24:4b. You should connect 24:4a with 24:3b in a way that is natural in your language.

While they were puzzling over this: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as they were puzzling means that the women were perplexed and confused. The phrase over this tells what caused them to be confused. They could not imagine where Jesus’ body might be. Some other ways to translate this are:

Then they were troubled and amazed about that

As they were totally confused about where his body could be

That caused them to be confused/amazed

In some languages there is an idiom for this meaning. For example:

While they stood utterly at a loss (REB)

24:4b

suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

look/listen, two men in shining clothes stood next to them.
Then suddenly two men appeared beside them! The men were wearing clothes that were dazzling/bright like lightning.

suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them: This clause implies that the two men were not ordinary people by saying that their clothes gleamed like lightning. In 24:23 the women described the two men as “angels” when they told the disciples about them.

In some languages it may be helpful to translate this part of the verse as two separate clauses. For example:

suddenly two men stood beside them. The men were wearing clothes that gleamed like lightning.

suddenly two men…stood beside them: In this context the Greek phrasekai idou that the BSB translates as suddenly introduces something that is surprising or unexpected. The women were startled as they became aware of the presence of two men. The women did not see or hear these men come. Some other ways to translate this phrase in English are:

all at once two men appeared, standing beside them

unexpectedly two men…stood beside them

in radiant apparel: The Greek word that the BSB translates as radiant means “dazzling, bright.” The same word can be used to describe flashes of lightning (as in 17:24). The Greek word that the BSB translates as apparel refers to clothing. In this context these words indicate that the angels’ clothes were bright and shining. A form of this word was also used in 9:29 to describe Jesus’ clothing during his transfiguration. You may be able to translate it in a similar way here.

Some other ways to translate in radiant apparel are:

in bright, shining clothes

clothed in dazzling robes (NLT)

wearing clothes that were as bright as lightning

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

καὶ ἐγένετο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀπορεῖσθαι αὐτάς περί τούτου καί ἰδού ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθῆτι ἀστραπτούσῃ)

Luke uses this phrase to introduce a significant development in this episode. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for this purpose.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

Luke uses the word and to indicate that this event, the appearance of the two men, came after the events he has just described, the women discovering that the tomb was empty and wondering about that. Alternate translation: [then]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

Luke uses the term behold to calls the reader’s attention to what he is about to say. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use here.

Parallel LUKE 24:4

Section 24:1–12: Jesus rose from the dead

24:4a

24:4b