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 to them, Have ye here any thing for food?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and a honey-comb.

43 And he took [it], and ate before them.

44 And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to 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 he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,