Bible Strands
Luke 24:23
but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Women from the Jerusalem group address the disciples on the road, reporting their early morning visit to the tomb and the subsequent angelic announcement.
The words — σῶμα (sōma) = body and εὑροῦσαι (heurousai) = having found frame the negation, literally rendering the claim that they did not find His body.
The thread — The empty tomb and angelic proclamation recur in Matthew 28:6, John 20:12, and Acts 10:41.
Why it lands — The report demands a direct assessment of the claim that Jesus is alive rather than a dismissal of the women's testimony.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.