Luke 24:3
Luke 24:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The women enter the tomb and find the body of the Lord Jesus gone.
What Does Luke 24:3 Mean?
Stepping into the burial chamber where they had watched Joseph of Arimathaea lay the body (Luke 23:53-55), the women find it empty. Luke's full title — the Lord Jesus — quietly signals who this missing crucified man really is.
The empty tomb brings confusion before it brings comfort; the women do not yet understand. But the absence is the evidence. The faith of his people rests not on a grave to tend but on a tomb found empty. The body they came to anoint is not lost — it is alive, and the rest of the chapter unfolds what that means.
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What does Luke 24:3 mean?
The women enter the tomb and find the body of the Lord Jesus gone.