Luk 24:41, 52, Joh 20:20 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 41. Believed not for joy . Their joy was so great, and his appearance was so sudden and unexpected, that they were bewildered, and still sought more evidence of the truth of what they wished to believe. This is nature. We have similar expressions in our language. The news is too good to be true ; or, I cannot believe it ; it is too much for me . Any meat . This word does not mean meat in our sense of it, but in the old English sense, denoting anything to eat . (c) "believed" (d) "Have ye"

Luke 24:41

Verse 41. Believed not for joy. Their joy was so great, and his appearance was so sudden and unexpected, that they were bewildered, and still sought more evidence of the truth of what they wished to believe. This is nature. We have similar expressions in our language. The news is too good to be true; or, I cannot believe it; it is too much for me.

Any meat. This word does not mean meat in our sense of it, but in the old English sense, denoting anything to eat.

Luke 24:52

Verse 52. They worshipped him. The word worship does not always denote religious homage. Mt 2:11. Comp. Lk 14:10. But here it is to be remarked,

1st. That they offered this worship to an absent Saviour. It was after he left them and had vanished out of their sight. It was therefore an act of religion, and was the first religious homage that was paid to Jesus after he had left the world.

2nd. If they worshipped an absent Saviour--a Saviour unseen by the bodily eye, it is right for us to do it. It was an example which we may and should follow.

3rd. If worship may be rendered to Jesus, he is divine. See Ex 20:4,5

(q) "worshipped him" Mt 28:9,17

John 20:20

Verse 20. He showed unto them his hands, &c. In this manner he gave them indubitable proofs of his identity. He showed them that he was the same Being who had suffered; that he had truly risen from the dead, and had come forth with the same body. That body had not yet put on its glorified form. It was necessary first to establish the proof of his resurrection, and that could be done only by his appearing as he was when he died.

(v) "Then were his disciples" Jn 16:22