Bible Strands
Luke 24:40
And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The risen Jesus addresses his disciples immediately after Luke 24:39, at the moment they are still processing the shock of his physical appearance. He acts to confirm his bodily reality before they fully grasp the event.
The words — ἔδειξεν (edeixen) translates literally as "He showed," and χεῖρας (cheiras) means "hands." The participle εἰπὼν (eipōn) renders as "having said," marking the action as a direct follow-up to his prior speech.
The thread — The demonstration of physicality runs from Luke 24:39 into Luke 24:41, where lingering disbelief prompts Jesus to request food. This pattern of bodily verification appears in John 20:20 and is later affirmed in 1 John 1:1.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the resurrection is a physical event, not a spiritual abstraction. It asks the reader to accept empirical witness as the foundation for faith in the risen Christ.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.