Luke 24:38-40

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³⁸And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts?^[a] ³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.^[b]

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24.38 Luke stresses this episode for the benefit of his Greek readers, for whom the resurrection of the body was both impossible and absurd; cf. Acts 17.32.
Luke 24:40 Other ancient authorities omit verse 40

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