Luke 24:39

"He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?"

Key Reflection

Jesus's question encourages the disciples to trust in his reality and presence despite their doubt, highlighting the importance of faith over skepticism, especially after a transformative experience like seeing him risen. This exchange underscores Jesus' role as the source of comfort and reassurance, challenging the disciples to let go of their fears and embrace hope.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verses 39-43. Behold my hands, &c. 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. Comp. Joh 20:27. He told them to handle him and see him. He ate before them. All this was to satisfy them that be was not, as they supposed, a spirit. Nor could better evidence have been given. He appealed to their senses, and performed acts which a disembodied spirit could not do. Handle me. Or touch me; feel of me. Comp. Joh 20:27. And see. Be convinced, for you could not thus handle a spirit.

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