# Luke 24.23

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;</span>
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> **23. <span class="rl-speech">and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.</span>**
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> 24. <span class="rl-speech">And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.</span> 25. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!</span> (Luke 24:21-25, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;</span>
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> **23. <span class="rl-speech">and when they didn’t find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.</span>**
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> 24. <span class="rl-speech">Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”</span> 25. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!</span> (Luke 24:21-25, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;</span>
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> **23. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 25. Then he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:</span> (Luke 24:21-25, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 21. <span class="rl-speech">and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">'And certain women of ours also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,</span>
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> **23. <span class="rl-speech">and not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen an apparition of messengers, who say he is alive,</span>**
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> 24. <span class="rl-speech">and certain of those with us went away unto the tomb, and found as even the women said, and him they saw not.'</span> 25. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">'O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!</span> (Luke 24:21-25, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [Luke 24.13-35](/codex/luke-24-13-35/)
- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Luke 24.13-35](/codex/luke-24-13-35/)
- [Argument from the Question-Asking Asymmetry](/codex/argument-from-the-question-asking-asymmetry/), via [Luke 24.13-32](/codex/luke-24-13-32/)
- [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [Luke 24.13-31](/codex/luke-24-13-31/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 24](/codex/luke-24/)
- [Resurrection of Jesus](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus/), via [Luke 24.16-31](/codex/luke-24-16-31/)
- [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/), via [Luke 24.13-35](/codex/luke-24-13-35/)
- [Resurrection of Jesus - Theological Significance](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-theological-significance/), via [Luke 24.13-35](/codex/luke-24-13-35/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.