Luke 24:43

43 and He took it and ate it in their presence.

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 But, while they still could not believe it for joy and were full of astonishment, He asked them, "Have you any food here?"

42 And they gave Him a piece of roasted fish,

43 and He took it and ate it in their presence.

44 And He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you--that everything must be fulfilled that is written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and the Psalms concerning me."

45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,