rwp - Luke:24:36-49

rwp@Luke:24:36 @{He himself stood} (\autos est\). He himself stepped and stood. Some documents do not have "Peace be unto you."

rwp@Luke:24:37 @{Terrified} (\ptothentes\). First aorist passive participle of \ptoe\, old verb and in the N.T. only here and strkjv@Luke:21:9| which see. {Affrighted} (\emphoboi genomenoi\). Late adjective from \en\ and \phobos\ (fear). Both these terms of fear are strong. {Supposed} (\edokoun\). Imperfect active of \doke\, kept on thinking so.

rwp@Luke:24:38 @{Why are ye troubled?} (\ti tetaragmenoi este;\). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of \tarass\, old verb, to agitate, to stir up, to get excited.

rwp@Luke:24:39 @{Myself} (\autos\). Jesus is patient with his proof. They were convinced before he came into the room, but that psychological shock had unnerved them all. {Handle} (\pslaphsate\). This very word is used in strkjv@1John:1:1| as proof of the actual human body of Jesus. It is an old verb for touching with the hand. {Flesh and bones} (\sarka kai ostea\). At least this proves that he is not just a ghost and that Jesus had a real human body against the Docetic Gnostics who denied it. But clearly we are not to understand that our resurrection bodies will have "flesh and bones." Jesus was in a transition state and had not yet been glorified. The mystery remains unsolved, but it was proof to the disciples of the identity of the Risen Christ with Jesus of Nazareth.

rwp@Luke:24:40 @Another Western non-interpolation according to Westcott and Hort. It is genuine in strkjv@John:20:20|.

rwp@Luke:24:41 @{Disbelieved for joy} (\apistountn autn apo ts charas\). Genitive absolute and a quite understandable attitude. They were slowly reconvinced, but it was after all too good to be true. {Anything to eat} (\brsimon\). Only here in the N.T., though an old word from \bibrsk\, to eat.

rwp@Luke:24:42 @{A piece of broiled fish} (\ichthuos optou meros\). \Optos\ is a verbal from \opta\, to cook, to roast, to broil. Common word, but only here in the N.T. The best old documents omit "and a honeycomb" (\kai apo melissiou kriou\).

rwp@Luke:24:44 @{While I was yet with you} (\eti n sun humin\). Literally, {Being yet with you}. The participle \n\ takes the time of the principal verb.

rwp@Luke:24:45 @{Opened he their mind} (\dinoixen autn ton noun\). The same verb as that in verses 31,32| about the eyes and the Scriptures. Jesus had all these years been trying to open their minds that they might understand the Scriptures about the Messiah and now at last he makes one more effort in the light of the Cross and the Resurrection. They can now see better the will and way of God, but they will still need the power of the Holy Spirit before they will fully know the mind of Christ.

rwp@Luke:24:46 @{It is written} (\gegraptai\). Perfect passive indicative of \graph\, to write, the usual phrase for quoting Scripture. Jesus now finds in the Old Testament his suffering, his resurrection, and the preaching of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all nations. Note the infinitives \pathein, anastnai, kruchthnai\.

rwp@Luke:24:47 @{Beginning} (\arxamenoi\). Aorist middle participle of \arch\, but the nominative plural with no syntactical connection (an anacoluthon).

rwp@Luke:24:49 @{Until ye be clothed} (\hes hou endussthe\). First aorist middle subjunctive of \endu\ or \endun\. It is an old verb for putting on a garment. It is here the indirect middle, put on yourselves power from on high as a garment. They are to wait till this experience comes to them. This is "the promise of the Father." It is an old metaphor in Homer, Aristophanes, Plutarch, and Paul uses it often.