Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Parallel translations
- WEB Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
- BSB Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
- NKJV Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
- NASB Later He appeared to the eleven disciples themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reprimanded them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen from the dead.
- NLT Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.
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Quick answer
Jesus appears to the eleven and rebukes their unbelief and hard hearts. He confronts their failure to trust the witnesses.
Overview
The risen Christ both restores and corrects his disciples, rebuking their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him. His rebuke is an act of grace, not rejection, preparing them for their mission. It reminds every reader that hardness of heart toward the resurrection is a serious failing the Lord lovingly addresses.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Cor 15:5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
- Luke 24:36–43And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
- Heb 3:7–8Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
- John 20:27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
- Mark 8:17–18And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
- Ps 95:8–11Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Rev 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Mark 16:11–13And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
- Heb 3:15–19While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
- Matt 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- Matt 15:16–17And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
- Matt 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
- Mark 7:18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
- Num 14:11And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
- John 20:19–20Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
- Matt 16:8–11Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
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