Luke 24:39

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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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Behold	ἴδετε idete	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
hands	χεῖράς cheiras	G5495	the hand (literally or figuratively (power) · noun — accusative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
feet	πόδας podas	G4228	a "foot" (figuratively or literally) · noun — accusative plural masculine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
it is	εἰμι eimi	G1510	I exist (used only when emphatic) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
I	ἐγώ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
myself	αὐτός· autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
handle	ψηλαφήσατέ psēlaphēsate	G5584	to manipulate · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
me	μου mou	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person genitive singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
see	ἴδετε idete	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
a spirit	πνεῦμα pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — nominative singular neuter
hath	ἔχει echei	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
flesh	σάρκα sarka	G4561	flesh (as stripped of the skin) · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
bones	ὀστέα ostea	G3747	a bone · noun — accusative plural neuter
as	καθὼς kathōs	G2531	just (or inasmuch) as · conjunction
ye see	θεωρεῖτε theōreite	G2334	to be a spectator of · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
me	ἐμέ emé	G1691	me
have	ἔχοντα. echonta	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not fai…
1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have hand…
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Numbers 16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the…
1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of…
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the…
Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:36-49

Five times Christ was seen the same day that he rose: by Mary Magdalene alone in the garden (Joh 20:14), by the women as they were going to tell the disciples (Mat 28:9), by Peter alone, by the two disciples going to Emmaus, and now at night by the eleven, of which we have an account in these verses, as also Joh 20:19. Observe, 1. The great surprise which his appearing gave them. He came in among them very seasonably, as they were comparing notes concerning the proofs of his resurrection: As they thus spoke, and were ready perhaps to put it to the question whether the proofs produced amounted to evidence sufficient of their Master's resurrection or no, and how they should proceed, Jesus hims…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:39

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 (Gen 9:4), which "cannot inherit the kingdom of God" (Co1 15:50); but "flesh and bones," implying the identity, but with diversity of laws, of the resurrection body. (See on Joh 20:24-28).

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:37

And supposed that they had seen a spirit - But if there be no such thing as a disembodied spirit, would not our Lord have shown them their error? Instead of this, he confirms them in their opinion, by saying, A spirit hath not flesh and bones as you see me have, Luk 24:39; therefore he says, handle me and see me. They probably imagined that it was the soul only of our blessed Lord which they saw; but they were soon fully convinced of the identity of his person, and the reality of his resurrection; for, 1. They saw his body. 2. They heard him speak. 3. They handled him. 4. They saw him eat a piece of broiled fish and honeycomb, which they gave him. In these things it was impossible for them t…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

To God their beauty, to God their youth (is dedicated). With Him they live; with Him they converse; Him they "handle" by day and by night; to the Lord they assign their prayers as dowries; from Him, as oft as they desire it, they receive His approbation as dotal gifts.
— Tertullian, To His Wife Book I

(Mor. 14. c. 55.) For in that glory of the resurrection our body will not be incapable of handling, and more subtle than the winds and the air, (as Eutychius said,) but while it is subtle indeed through the effect of spiritual power, it will be also capable of handling through the power of nature.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

A phantom, too, it was of course after the resurrection, when, showing His hands and His feet for the disciples to examine, He said, "Behold and see that it is I myself, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have; " without doubt, hands, and feet, and bones are not what a spirit possesses, but only the flesh.
— Tertullian, On the Flesh of Christ

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Dictionary and topics

Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Son of man — (1.) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6; Ps. 8:4; 144:3; 146:3; Isa. 51:12, etc.). (2.) It is a title frequently given to the prophet Ezekiel,…
Spirit — (Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thess. 2:8 it means “breath,” and in Eccl. 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is…
Apostles, The · Witnesses of the resurrection and ascension of Christ — Witnesses of the resurrection and ascension of Christ
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Was submitted to the evidence of the senses — Was submitted to the evidence of the senses
Love · .The disciples — .The disciples
Man · SPIRIT — SPIRIT
Resurrection Of Christ, The · He gave many infallible proofs of — He gave many infallible proofs of
Trouble · .When Jesus was crucified — .When Jesus was crucified
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;

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Luke 24:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:36-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:39

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:37

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 24:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:36-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:39

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:37

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 24:31-40

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 24:39