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Luke 24:39–43

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39Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”i 40And when he* had said this, he showed them his* hands and his* feet. 41And while* they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eatj here?” 42So they gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it* and* ate it* in front of them.

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Luke 24:38–39: And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 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.”

Footnotes

  1. iLiterally “you see me having”
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. *Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“disbelieving”)
  6. jLiterally “eatable”
  7. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  9. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” Having said this, he showed them his hands and feet. But while they still were amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” So they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence.

NLTNew Living Translation

Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do.” As he spoke, he showed them his hands and his feet.

Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he ate it as they watched.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.