Lukas 24:33-44
Konteks24:33 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.
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 24:41 And while they still could not believe it 18 (because of their joy) and were amazed, 19 he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 20 24:42 So 21 they gave him a piece of broiled fish, 24:43 and he took it and ate it in front of them.
24:44 Then 22 he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me 23 in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms 24 must be fulfilled.”
[24:33] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the Lord’s appearance to them.
[24:33] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[24:33] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[24:34] 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.
[24:34] 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.
[24:35] 6 sn Now with the recounting of what had happened on the road two sets of witnesses corroborate the women’s report.
[24:35] 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.
[24:36] 8 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[24:36] 9 tc The words “and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” are lacking in some Western
[24:37] 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.
[24:37] 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.
[24:38] 12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[24:38] 13 tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”
[24:38] 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.
[24:38] 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.
[24:39] 15 tn Grk “that it is I myself.”
[24:39] 16 tn See tc note on “ghost” in v. 37.
[24:40] 17 tc Some Western
[24:41] 18 sn They still could not believe it. Is this a continued statement of unbelief? Or is it a rhetorical expression of their amazement? They are being moved to faith, so a rhetorical force is more likely here.
[24:41] 19 sn Amazement is the common response to unusual activity: 1:63; 2:18; 4:22; 7:9; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14; 20:26.
[24:41] 20 sn Do you have anything here to eat? Eating would remove the idea that a phantom was present. Angelic spirits refused a meal in Jdt 13:16 and Tob 12:19, but accepted it in Gen 18:8; 19:3 and Tob 6:6.
[24:42] 21 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ request for food.
[24:44] 22 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[24:44] 23 sn Everything written about me. The divine plan, events, and scripture itself are seen here as being one.
[24:44] 24 sn For a similar threefold division of the OT scriptures, see the prologue to Sirach, lines 8-10, and from Qumran, the epilogue to 4QMMT, line 10.
