Luca 24:40

40 E detto questo, mostrò loro le mani e i piedi.

Luca 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 ) .

Luca 24:40 In-Context

38 Ed egli disse loro: Perché siete turbati? E perché vi sorgono in cuore tali pensieri?

39 Guardate le mie mani ed i miei piedi, perché son ben io; palpatemi e guardate; perché uno spirito non ha carne e ossa come vedete che ho io.

40 E detto questo, mostrò loro le mani e i piedi.

41 Ma siccome per l’allegrezza non credevano ancora, e si stupivano, disse loro: Avete qui nulla da mangiare?

42 Essi gli porsero un pezzo di pesce arrostito;