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Luke 24:39
39Now look at my hands and my feet. It is really me! Touch me. Then you will know that I am not a spirit. A spirit does not have a body with skin and bones. You can see that I have a real body.’
Luke 24:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
- New International Version (NIV)Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
Context of Luke 24:39
37But the whole group was very surprised and afraid. They thought that they were seeing a spirit. 38Jesus said to them, ‘You should not be so afraid. You seem to have trouble in your minds about what you are seeing. Now look at my hands and my feet. It is really me! Touch me. Then you will know that I am not a spirit. A spirit does not have a body with skin and bones. You can see that I have a real body.’ 40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41This was such good news, they were very happy. But they could still not really believe it. So he asked them, ‘Do you have anything that I could eat?’
Read all of Luke 24Luke 24:39 word by word
ἴδετε τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι αὐτός· ψηλαφήσατέ με καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι πνεῦμα σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα οὐκ ἔχει καθὼς ἐμὲ θεωρεῖτε ἔχοντα.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- handsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- handsχείρcheir · handG5495
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- feetπούςpous · footG4228
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- myselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- handleψηλαφάωpsēlaphaō · to touchG5584
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- notοὐou · noG3756
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- bonesὀστέονosteon ostoun · boneG3747
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- ye seeθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
Cross-references for Luke 24:39
- John 20:20After he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were very, very happy when they saw the Lord.
- Acts 1:3After Jesus died on the cross, he became alive again. During the 40 days after that, he showed himself many times to his apostles. He showed himself in different ways. Then they could be really sure that he was alive again. During this time, Jesus spoke to his apostles about the kingdom of God.
- 1 John 1:1We have an important message to tell you. We want to tell you about the person who was already there before the beginning of the world. We have heard him speak. We have seen him with our own eyes. We watched him and we touched him. He is the Word that gives us life with God.
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus shouted loudly, ‘Father, I give my spirit to you.’ After he shouted this, he died.
- Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron threw themselves on the ground. Their faces were touching the ground. They said, ‘You, our God, are the God who gives life to all people. When one man does a bad thing, will you be angry with all the people? Is that right?’
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Our bodies go back into the ground as dust. The breath of our life goes back to God, who gave it to us.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23I pray that God will help you to be completely good, as his people should be. He is the one who gives us peace in our minds. I pray that he will take care of you in every way, in your spirit, in your soul and in your body. Then you will not be guilty of anything that is bad, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
- Hebrews 12:9Also, we have all had human fathers who punished us. As a result, we respected them. So think about our Father that our spirits belong to. We must surely obey him, and then he will give us true life.
Commentaries on Luke 24:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39-43Verses 39-43 Behold my hands - Jesus proceeds to give them evidence that he was truly the same person that had been crucified. He first showed them his hands and his feet - still, pierced, and with the wounds made by the nails still open. Compare John 20:27. He told them to handle him and see him. He ate before them. All this was to satisfy them that he was not, as they supposed, a spirit. Nor could better evidence have been given. He appealed to their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-49Verses 36-49 Jesus appeared in a miraculous manner, assuring the disciples of his peace, though they had so lately forsaken him, and promising spiritual peace with every blessing. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him. He spake with them on their unreasonable unbelief. Nothing had…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have: After rising from the dead, Jesus was not a spirit without a body. He had a real body that could never die again or decay. Believers will receive similar bodies at the final resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:35–57).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4339-43. Behold, &c.--lovingly offering them both ocular and tangible demonstration of the reality of His resurrection. a spirit hath not--an important statement regarding "spirits." flesh and bones--He says not "flesh and blood"; for the blood is the life of the animal and corruptible body (Ge 9:4), which "cannot inherit the kingdom of God" (1Co 15:50); but "flesh and bones," implying the identity, but with diversity of laws, of the resurrection body. (See…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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