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The disciples were frightened when they saw Jesus.
"But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit." Luke 24:37
The disciples were gladdened when they saw Jesus.
"Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD." John 20:20
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Explanation:
The disciples were both frightened and gladdened.
For this answer, it is necessary to look at the more complete passages from which these Scriptures appear.
“And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they
were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and
why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit
hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.”
(Luke 24:36-40)
“Then 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. And when he had so said,
he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” (John 20:19-20)
The passages do not contradict each other; together, they show the reactions the disciples had at different moments in the
meeting. Jesus appeared, the disciples were afraid, then He showed them his body, and then the disciples were glad. This
is why we need both Gospels to get the full story.
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