Luke 24:11
Good News Translation
But the apostles thought that what the women said was nonsense, and they did not believe them.

New Revised Standard Version
But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

Contemporary English Version
The apostles thought it was all nonsense, and they would not believe.

New American Bible
but their story seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them.

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Luke 24:25 Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.

Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law that were to have his daughters, and said: Arise: get you out of this place, because the Lord will destroy this city. And he seemed to them to speak as it were in jest.

2 Kings 7:2 Then one of the lords, upon whose hand the king leaned, answering the man of God, said: If the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, can that possibly be which thou sayest? And he said: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Job 9:16 And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.

Psalm 126:1 A gradual canticle. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Sion, we became like men comforted.

Acts 12:9 And going out, he followed him. And he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel: but thought he saw a vision.

Context
The Resurrection
10And it was Mary Magdalen and Joanna and Mary of James and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them. 12But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre and, stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves: and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.…
Cross References
Mark 16:11
And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.

Mark 16:13
And they going told it to the rest: neither did they believe them.

Mark 16:14
At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again.

Luke 24:41
But while they yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said: Have you here any thing to eat?

Luke 24:10
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