“And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they beleeued them not.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
- King James Version
But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.
- Basic English Bible
And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.
- Darby Bible
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
- Webster's Bible
But the whole story seemed to them an idle tale; they could not believe the women.
- Weymouth Bible
These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn't believe them.
- World English Bible
And these wordis weren seyn bifor hem as madnesse, and thei bileueden not to hem.
- Wycliffe Bible
and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Luke 24:11
Lu 24:11 Seemed to them as idle tales. To the apostles. They seemed to have not the slightest expectation of a resurrection.