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Seeἴδετεmyμουhandsτὰς χεῖράςandκαὶmyμουfeet,τοὺς πόδαςthatὅτιit is Iἐγώ εἰμιmyself;αὐτόςtouchψηλαφήσατέmeμεandκαὶsee,ἴδετεforὅτιa spiritπνεῦμαdoes notοὐκhaveἔχειfleshσάρκαandκαὶbonesὀστέαasκαθὼςyou seeθεωρεῖτεthat Iἐμὲhave.”ἔχοντα
Luke 24:39
Study it in the app“See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.””
Jesus eats fish in front of them to show he is not a spiritThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Luke 24:39, word by word
- Seeἴδετεidete
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idete” appears- handsχεῖράςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- it is Iεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- touchψηλαφήσατέpsēlaphēsate
touch, handle
To touch, to handle.
Where else “psēlaphēsate” appears- a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
evil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneuma” appears- haveἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- bonesὀστέαostea
bone
Bone.
Where else “ostea” appears- you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreite
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōreite” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Jesus appears to the eleven
Mark 16:14 summarizes the appearance; the ending of Mark is not in the oldest manuscripts.
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Luke 24:36-43
36And while they were saying these things, he himself stood in the middle of them. 37But startled and terrified, they thought they were seeing a spirit. 38And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your heart? 39See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?” 42And they gave him a piece of broiled fish; 43and he took it and ate it before them.
19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors where the disciples were had been locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and says to them, “Peace to you.” 20And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” 22And having said this, he breathed on them and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they have been forgiven them; if you retain those of any, they have been retained.”
14Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him raised.
The context
38And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your heart?
39 · This verse (above)
40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
To study Luke 24 in a group
1. What it says
Two disciples walk to Emmaus and do not recognize Jesus. When are their eyes opened, and what had they felt on the road? (vv. 13-32)
2. What it means
Jesus explains the Scriptures to them, beginning with Moses and the prophets (vv. 25-27). What does he want them to understand about the Messiah?
3. How I live it
The disciples went from sadness to great joy (vv. 17, 52). What gives you hope on a hard day?