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Luke 24:43

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What does Luke 24:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he took it, and ate before them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he took it, and ate before them.
Luke 24:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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;
46and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
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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 he took it, and did eat before them.] That is, he took both the fish, and the honeycomb, and ate of them before them, they looking on all the while; and which was a proof of his being truly risen from the dead, and not a spectre, or apparition, and which they failed not afterwards to make use of; (see <441041>Acts 10:41). The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions add, “he took the rest, or what remained, and gave it to them”.”
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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
“eat before them--that is, let them see Him doing it: not for His own necessity, but their conviction.”
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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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“He took it and ate before them - Not that he had any need of food; but to give them still farther evidence. Luke 24:44”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Act 10:41 Luke 24:44”
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