Luke 24:36-40

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Jesus Makes a Final Appearance

24:36 While they were saying these things, Jesus¹ himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”² 24:37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking³ they saw a ghost.⁴ 24:38 Then⁵ he said to them, “Why are you frightened,⁶ and why do doubts⁷ arise in your hearts? 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me!⁸ Touch me and see; a ghost⁹ 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.¹⁰

Jude 1:23

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1:23 save¹¹ others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy¹² on others, coupled with a fear of God,¹³ hating even the clothes stained¹⁴ by the flesh.¹⁵

Daniel 10:12

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10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind¹⁶ to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

Matthew 28:5

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28:5 But the angel said¹⁷ to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know¹⁸ that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.¹⁹

Mark 16:6

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16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.²⁰ He has been raised!²¹ He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.

[24:36] ¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:36] ²tc The words “and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” are lacking in some Western mss (D it). But the clause is otherwise well attested, being found in Ì⁷⁵ and the rest of the ms tradition, and should be considered an original part of Luke.

[24:37] ³sn 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] ⁴tc 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] ⁵tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:38] ⁶tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”

[24:38] ⁷tn 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.

[24:39] ⁸tn Grk “that it is I myself.”

[24:39] ⁹tn See tc note on “ghost” in v. 37.

[24:40] ¹⁰tc Some Western mss (D it) lack 24:40. However, it is present in all other mss, including Ì⁷⁵, and should thus be regarded as an original part of Luke’s Gospel.

[1:23] ¹¹tn Grk “and save.”

[1:23] ¹²tn Grk “and have mercy.”

[1:23] ¹³tn Grk “with fear.” But as this contrasts with ἀφόβως (afobw") in v. 12 (without reverence), the posture of the false teachers, it most likely refers to reverence for God.

[1:23] ¹⁴sn The imagery here suggests that the things close to the sinners are contaminated by them, presumably during the process of sinning.

[1:23] ¹⁵tn Grk “hating even the tunic spotted by the flesh.” The “flesh” in this instance could refer to the body or to the sin nature. It makes little difference in one sense: Jude is thinking primarily of sexual sins, which are borne of the sin nature and manifest themselves in inappropriate deeds done with the body. At the same time, he is not saying that the body is intrinsically bad, a view held by the opponents of Christianity. Hence, it is best to see “flesh” as referring to the sin nature here and the language as metaphorical.

[10:12] ¹⁶tn Heb “gave your heart.”

[28:5] ¹⁷tn Grk “But answering, the angel said.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[28:5] ¹⁸tn Grk “for I know.”

[28:5] ¹⁹sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

[16:6] ²⁰sn See the note on Crucify in 15:13.

[16:6] ²¹tn The verb here is passive (ἠγέρθη, hgerqh). This “divine passive” (see ExSyn 437-38) points to the fact that Jesus was raised by God.