Luke 24:39-41
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
39 [a]Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” 40 (A)And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
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- 24:39–42 The apologetic purpose of this story is evident in the concern with the physical details and the report that Jesus ate food.
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