^24:36While they were saying these things, Jesus⁹⁷ himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”⁹⁸^24:37But they were startled and terrified, thinking⁹⁹ they saw a ghost.¹⁰⁰^24:38Then¹⁰¹ he said to them, “Why are you frightened,¹⁰² and why do doubts¹⁰³ arise in your hearts? ^24:39Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me!¹⁰⁴ Touch me and see; a ghost¹⁰⁵ does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”

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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

97 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
98 The words “and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’ ” are lacking in some Western (D it). But the clause is otherwise well attested, being found in 𝔓75 and the rest of the tradition, and should be considered an original part of Luke.
99 The disciples were still not comfortable at this point thinking that this could be Jesus raised from the dead. Instead they thought they saw a spirit.
100 This is not a reference to “a phantom” as read by the Western D. For πνεῦμα (pneuma) having the force of “ghost,” or “an independent noncorporeal being, in contrast to a being that can be perceived by the physical senses,” see πνεῦμα 4.
101 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
102 Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”
103 The expression here is an idiom; see ἀναβαίνω 2. Here καρδία (kardia) is a collective singular; the expression has been translated as plural in English. Jesus calls the disciples to faith with a gentle rebuke about doubts and a gracious invitation to see for themselves the evidence of his resurrection.
104 Grk “that it is I myself.”
105 See note on “ghost” in v. .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. “Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost!

“Why are you frightened?” he asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt? 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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And while they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them. But they were startled and became terrified, and thought they had seen a ghost. And he said to them, “Why are you frightened? And for what reason do doubts arise in your hearts? Look 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 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.

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