Luke 24:40

40 Having said this, He showed them His hands and feet.

Luke 24:40 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:40

And when he had thus spoken
And put them into a method of satisfying themselves by their senses: he showed them his hands and his feet;
that is, he held them forth to be seen and handled by them, which no doubt they did; and which were the infallible proofs by which he showed himself alive to them after his passion; and by which they knew the truth of his incarnation, or that he assumed a true and real body, and of the resurrection of the same body; see ( Acts 1:3 ) ( 1 John 1:1 ) .

Luke 24:40 In-Context

38 "Why are you troubled?" He asked them. "And why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 Look at My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself! Touch Me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have."
40 Having said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
41 But while they still could not believe because of [their] joy and were amazed, He asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish,
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