Luke 24:40

40 And having said this he shewed them his hands and his 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 And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?

39 behold my hands and my feet, that it is *I* myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.

40 And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet.

41 But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?

42 And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb;