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Luke 24:42

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What does Luke 24:42 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
Luke 24:42 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
39See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.
40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
41And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
43And he took it, and ate before them.
44And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
45Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, etc.] Which was left by them at supper, of which they had been eating; for being fishermen, most of them, this was agreeable food to them: and of an honeycomb; not to eat with the fish, but after it.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“honeycomb--common frugal fare, anciently.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Behold my hands ... - 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. Compare John 20:27. He told them to handle him and see him. He ate before them. All this was to satisfy them that he 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. Compare John 20:27. And see - Be convinced, for you could not thus handle a spirit. The object here was to convince them that his body had really…”
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