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Luke 24:5

Luke 24:5
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

He is not here, but is risen,.... So in Mat 28:6 see the note there:

remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Why seek ye the living among the dead? - This was a common form of speech among the Jews, and seems to be applied to…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 24:1-12

The manner of the re-uniting of Christ's soul and body in his resurrection is a mystery, one of the secret things that…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Why seek ye the living among the dead? Comp. Act 1:11. The expression "the living" is probably used on the lips of the…