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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:36

And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.JESUS' APPEARANCE TO THE APOSTLES AND OTHERS (THOMAS BEING ABSENT)See in my Commentary on John, under John 20:19-23, for comment on the parallel passage in the Gospel of John.Peace be unto you ... These were the last words Jesus had spoken before going forth to suffer crucifixion and death; but in the meanwhile, the conduct of the apostles had been such as to leave them weighted down... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:37

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.See under preceding verse. It was incumbent upon Jesus to win over the apostles to a complete and unfailing faith in his resurrection; and so, in these verses, one beholds the Son of God actually laying the keel, in a figure, of that ship of the church which would sail the seas of all subsequent generations. After the interview reported in this paragraph and the Johannine parallel, there was never any wavering at all... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:38

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart? See 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. And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat? And they gave him a piece of broiled fish. And he took it and ate before them.This was the overwhelming,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:44

And 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.In this and verses following, Luke telescopes a number of events which took place during a period of some forty days. See Luke's own words in Acts 1:3. Summers very properly called this verse (and to the end of the chapter) "a summary of Jesus' teachings between his resurrection... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 24:36

Luke 24:36. And as they thus spake,— See John 20:19. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 24:41

Luke 24:41. And while they yet believed not, &c.— The disciples, beholding the infallible proofs of their Master's resurrection specified in the former verses, received him with exultation and rapture; but their joy and wonder so wrought upon their minds, that some of them, sensible of the commotion they were in, suspended their belief, till they had considered the matter more calmly. Jesus therefore, knowing their thoughts, to calm their minds, and to establish their conviction, calls for... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 24:44

Luke 24:44. In the law of Moses, and in the prophets, &c.— The Old Testament was in those days divided into three parts; first, the law, which contained the five books of Moses; secondly, the hagiographa, which contained divine hymns and moral instructions, and went under the general title of the Psalms, because they were esteemed the most eminent, and were placed at the head of those writings; and thirdly, the prophets, which contained not only the books merely prophetical, but those... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 24:37

37, 38. a spirit—the ghost of their dead Lord, but not Himself in the body (Acts 12:15; Matthew 14:26). thoughts—rather, "reasonings"; that is, whether He were risen or no, and whether this was His very self. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 24:39

39-43. Behold, c.—lovingly offering them both ocular and tangible demonstration of the reality of His resurrection. a spirit hath not—an important statement regarding "spirits." flesh and bones—He says not "flesh and blood" for the blood is the life of the animal and corruptible body ( :-), which "cannot inherit the kingdom of God" ( :-); but "flesh and bones," implying the identity, but with diversity of laws, of the resurrection body. (See on :-). read more

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