Luke 24:36-49
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
As they said these
things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."
But they were
terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
He said to them,
"Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your
hearts? See my hands and
my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn't have
flesh and bones, as you see that I have." When he had said this, he showed
them his hands and his feet. While they still didn't believe
for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have
anything here to eat?"
They gave him a piece
of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. He took them, and ate in front
of them. He said to
them, "This is what I told you, while I was still
with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the
prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled."
Then he opened their
minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the
Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these
things. Behold, I send
forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem
until you are clothed with power from on high."