Luke 24:33-40

24:33 So ¹  they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. ²  They ³  found the eleven and those with them gathered together 24:34 and ⁴  saying, “The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!” ⁵  24:35 Then they told what had happened on the road, ⁶  and how they recognized him ⁷  when he broke the bread.

Jesus Makes a Final Appearance

24:36 While they were saying these things, Jesus ⁸  himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” ⁹  24:37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking ¹⁰  they saw a ghost. ¹¹  24:38 Then ¹²  he said to them, “Why are you frightened, ¹³  and why do doubts ¹⁴  arise in your hearts? 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me! ¹⁵  Touch me and see; a ghost ¹⁶  does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.” 24:40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ¹⁷ 

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the Lord’s appearance to them.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn Here the word “and” has been supplied to make it clear that the disciples who had been to Emmaus found the eleven plus the others gathered and saying this.

⁵ sn The Lord…has appeared to Simon. Jesus had made another appearance besides the one on the road. The excitement was rising. Simon refers to Simon Peter.

⁶ sn Now with the recounting of what had happened on the road two sets of witnesses corroborate the women’s report.

⁷ tn Grk “how he was made known to them”; or “how he was recognized by them.” Here the passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tc The words “and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” are lacking in some Western mss (D it). But the clause is otherwise well attested, being found in Ì⁷⁵ and the rest of the ms tradition, and should be considered an original part of Luke.

¹⁰ sn 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.

¹¹ tc This is not a reference to “a phantom” as read by the Western ms 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 BDAG 833-34 s.v. πνεῦμα 4.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹³ tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”

¹⁴ tn The expression here is an idiom; see BDAG 58 s.v. ἀναβαίνω 2. Here καρδία (kardia) is a collective singular; the expression has been translated as plural in English.

sn 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.

¹⁵ tn Grk “that it is I myself.”

¹⁶ tn See tc note on “ghost” in v. 37.

¹⁷ tc Some Western mss (D it) lack 24:40. However, it is present in all other mss, including Ì⁷⁵, and should thus be regarded as an original part of Luke’s Gospel.