Luke 24:43

43 And He took it and ate before them.

Luke 24:43 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:43

And he took it, and did eat before them.
] That is, he took both the fish, and the honeycomb, and ate of them before them, they looking on all the while; and which was a proof of his being truly risen from the dead, and not a spectre, or apparition, and which they failed not afterwards to make use of; see ( Acts 10:41 ) . The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions add, "he took the rest, or what remained, and gave it to them".

Luke 24:43 In-Context

41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, He said unto them, "Have ye here any meat?"

42 And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb.

43 And He took it and ate before them.

44 And He said unto them, "These are the words which I spoke unto you while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and in the Psalms concerning Me."

45 Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures,