Luke 24 Darby Translation
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1 But on the morrow of the sabbath, very early indeed in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the aromatic spices which they had prepared.
1 Τῇ δὲ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ὄρθρου βαθέος ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα φέρουσαι ἃ ἡτοίμασαν ἀρώματα, καί τινες σὺν αὐταῖς.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
2 εὗρον δὲ τὸν λίθον ἀποκεκυλισμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου,
3 And when they had entered they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
3 καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι οὐχ εὗρον τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.
4 And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.
4 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ διαπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις.
5 And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?
5 ἐμφόβων δὲ γενομένων αὐτῶν καὶ κλινουσῶν τὸ πρόσωπον εἰς τὴν γῆν εἶπον πρὸς αὐτάς· τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν;
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
6 οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε, ἀλλ᾽ ἠγέρθη· μνήσθητε ὡς ἐλάλησεν ὑμῖν ἔτι ὢν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ,
7 saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise the third day.
7 λέγων ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθῆναι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ σταυρωθῆναι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστῆναι.
8 And they remembered his words;
8 καὶ ἐμνήσθησαν τῶν ῥημάτων αὐτοῦ,
9 and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
9 καὶ ὑποστρέψασαι ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπήγγειλαν ταῦτα πάντα τοῖς ἕνδεκα καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς λοιποῖς.
10 Now it was Mary of Magdala, and Johanna, and Mary the [mother] of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles.
10 ἦσαν δὲ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ Μαρία καὶ Ἰωάννα καὶ Μαρία Ἰακώβου καὶ αἱ λοιπαὶ σὺν αὐταῖς, αἳ ἔλεγον πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ταῦτα.
11 And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.
11 καὶ ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λῆρος τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἠπίστουν αὐταῖς.
12 But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.
12 ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἀναστὰς ἔδραμεν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ παρακύψας βλέπει τὰ ὀθόνια κείμενα μόνα, καὶ ἀπῆλθε πρὸς ἑαυτόν, θαυμάζων τὸ γεγονός.
13 And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;
13 Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰς κώμην ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ, ᾗ ὄνομα Ἐμμαούς.
14 and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place.
14 καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡμίλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους περὶ πάντων τῶν συμβεβηκότων τούτων.
15 And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them;
15 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὁμιλεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ συζητεῖν καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐγγίσας συνεπορεύετο αὐτοῖς·
16 but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
16 οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.
17 And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast?
17 εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· τίνες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς ἀντιβάλλετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους περιπατοῦντες καί ἐστε σκυθρωποί;
18 And one [of them], named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?
18 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εἷς, ᾧ ὄνομα Κλεόπας, εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· σὺ μόνος παροικεῖς ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ οὐκ ἔγνως τὰ γενόμενα ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις;
19 And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
19 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ποῖα; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· τὰ περὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃς ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ προφήτης δυνατὸς ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ,
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to [the] judgment of death and crucified him.
20 ὅπως τε παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν εἰς κρῖμα θανάτου καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν.
21 But we had hoped that he was [the one] who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place.
21 ἡμεῖς δὲ ἠλπίζομεν ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ· ἀλλά γε σὺν πᾶσι τούτοις τρίτην ταύτην ἡμέραν ἄγει σήμερον ἀφ᾽ οὗ ταῦτα ἐγένετο.
22 And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre,
22 ἀλλὰ καὶ γυναῖκές τινες ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξέστησαν ἡμᾶς γενόμεναι ὄρθριαι ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον,
23 and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living.
23 καὶ μὴ εὑροῦσαι τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἦλθον λέγουσαι καὶ ὀπτασίαν ἀγγέλων ἑωρακέναι, οἳ λέγουσιν αὐτὸν ζῆν.
24 And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found it so, as the women also had said, but him they saw not.
24 καὶ ἀπῆλθόν τινες τῶν σὺν ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ εὗρον οὕτω καθὼς καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες εἶπον, αὐτὸν δὲ οὐκ εἶδον.
25 And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
25 καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται!
26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory?
26 οὐχὶ ταῦτα ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ;
27 And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
27 καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν διηρμήνευεν αὐτοῖς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ.
28 And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther.
28 Καὶ ἤγγισαν εἰς τὴν κώμην οὗ ἐπορεύοντο, καὶ αὐτὸς προσεποιεῖτο πορρωτέρω πορεύεσθαι·
29 And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.
29 καὶ παρεβιάσαντο αὐτὸν λέγοντες· μεῖνον μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν, ὅτι πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἐστὶ καὶ κέκλικεν ἡ ἡμέρα. καὶ εἰσῆλθε τοῦ μεῖναι σὺν αὐτοῖς.
30 And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them.
30 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κατακλιθῆναι αὐτὸν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν λαβὼν τὸν ἄρτον εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἐπεδίδου αὐτοῖς.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.
31 αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.
32 And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, [and] as he opened the scriptures to us?
32 καὶ εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους· οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ὡς διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς;
33 And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven, and those with them, gathered together,
33 Καὶ ἀναστάντες αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ εὗρον συνηθροισμένους τοὺς ἕνδεκα καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς,
34 saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.
34 λέγοντας ὅτι ἠγέρθη ὁ Κύριος ὄντως καὶ ὤφθη Σίμωνι.
35 And they related what [had happened] on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
35 καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐξηγοῦντο τὰ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ὡς ἐγνώσθη αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου.
36 And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.
36 Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτῶν λαλούντων αὐτὸς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἔστη ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν.
37 But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.
37 πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν.
38 And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?
38 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί τεταραγμένοι ἐστέ, καὶ διατί διαλογισμοὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν;
39 behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.
39 ἴδετε τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἐγώ εἰμι· ψηλαφήσατέ με καὶ ἴδετε, ὅτι πνεῦμα σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα οὐκ ἔχει καθὼς ἐμὲ θεωρεῖτε ἔχοντα.
40 And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet.
40 καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας.
41 But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?
41 ἔτι δὲ ἀπιστούντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς καὶ θαυμαζόντων εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἔχετέ τι βρώσιμον ἐνθάδε;
42 And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb;
42 οἱ δὲ ἐπέδωκαν αὐτῷ ἰχθύος ὀπτοῦ μέρος καὶ ἀπὸ μελισσίου κηρίου,
43 and he took it and ate before them.
43 καὶ λαβὼν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἔφαγεν.
44 And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.
44 εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι οὓς ἐλάλησα πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔτι ὢν σὺν ὑμῖν, ὅτι δεῖ πληρωθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωϋσέως καὶ προφήταις καὶ ψαλμοῖς περὶ ἐμοῦ.
45 Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,
45 τότε διήνοιξεν αὐτῶν τὸν νοῦν τοῦ συνιέναι τὰς γραφάς,
46 and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;
46 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι οὕτω γέγραπται καὶ οὕτως ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ,
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem.
47 καὶ κηρυχθῆναι ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ μετάνοιαν καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἀρξάμενον ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
48 ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε μάρτυρες τούτων.
49 And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.
49 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς· ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε δύναμιν ἐξ ὕψους.
50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them.
50 Ἐξήγαγε δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἕως εἰς Βηθανίαν, καὶ ἐπάρας τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς.
51 And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven.
51 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν αὐτὸν αὐτοὺς διέστη ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
52 And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
52 καὶ αὐτοὶ προσκυνήσαντες αὐτὸν ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ μετὰ χαρᾶς μεγάλης,
53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.
53 καὶ ἦσαν διὰ παντὸς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ αἰνοῦντες καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Θεόν. ἀμήν.
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People
Cleopas
One of two disciples walking to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection, who told the unrecognized Jesus of the events in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Luke 24:18
Places
Bethany
Bethany was Jesus' lodging near Jerusalem during Passion week and the home of Lazarus. Luke sets the Ascension close by.
Cited in the guide: John 11:1; John 12:1; Luke 24:50
Emmaus
Emmaus's location is disputed — Emmaus Nicopolis, Abu Ghosh, el-Qubeibeh, and Motza are all proposed (approximate location). It is remembered for the risen Christ's road encounter.
Cited in the guide: Luke 24:13; Luke 24:30-31
Cross references (50)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 20:1–2; Matthew 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:10; Luke 23:55–56
- 2 Matthew 27:60–66; Mark 16:3–4; John 20:1–2; Mark 15:46–47; Matthew 28:2
- 3 Luke 24:23; John 20:6–7
- 4 John 20:11–12; Mark 16:5; Acts 1:10; Matthew 28:2–6; Genesis 18:2
- 5 Mark 16:5–6; Revelation 1:18; Matthew 28:3–5; Revelation 2:8; Luke 1:12–13
- 6 Matthew 17:22–23; Luke 9:22; Mark 8:31; Matthew 28:6; Matthew 27:63
- 7 Matthew 16:21
- 8 John 14:26; John 12:16; John 2:19–22
- 9 Matthew 28:7–8; Mark 16:7–8; Luke 24:22–24; Mark 16:10
- 10 Mark 15:40–41; Luke 8:2–3; Matthew 27:56; John 20:11–18; Mark 16:9–11
- 11 Job 9:16; Mark 16:11; Psalm 126:1; Genesis 19:14; 2 Kings 7:2
- 12 John 20:3–10
- 13 Luke 24:18; Mark 16:12–13
- 14 Luke 6:45; Deuteronomy 6:7
- 15 Matthew 18:20; Luke 24:36; John 14:18–19
- 16 John 20:14; John 21:4; Luke 24:31; Mark 16:12; 2 Kings 6:18–20
- 17 John 16:6; John 16:20–22; Ezekiel 9:4–6
- 18 John 19:25
- 19 Matthew 21:11; Luke 7:16; John 6:14; John 4:19; John 3:2
- 20 Matthew 27:20; Acts 3:13–15; Luke 23:13; Acts 4:8–10; Acts 13:27–29
- 21 Luke 1:68; Isaiah 59:20; Luke 2:38; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Psalm 130:8
- 22 Mark 16:9–10; Matthew 28:7–8; John 20:1–2; John 20:18; Luke 24:1–11
- 24 Luke 24:12; John 20:1–10
- 25 Mark 9:19; Mark 7:18; Hebrews 5:11–12; Mark 16:14; Mark 8:17–18
- 26 1 Peter 1:11; Zechariah 13:7; Isaiah 53:1–12; Acts 17:3; Hebrews 2:8–10
- 27 Isaiah 7:14; Luke 24:44; Deuteronomy 18:15; Isaiah 53:1–12; Jeremiah 33:14–15
- 28 Mark 6:48; Genesis 19:2; Genesis 42:7; Genesis 32:26
- 29 2 Kings 4:8; Genesis 19:3; Luke 14:23; Acts 16:14
- 30 Matthew 14:19; Luke 24:35; Matthew 15:36; Luke 9:16; Acts 27:35
- 31 Luke 24:16; John 8:59; Luke 4:30; John 20:13–16
- 32 Luke 24:45; Jeremiah 23:29; Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 39:3; Jeremiah 15:16
- 33 John 20:19–26; Mark 16:13; Acts 1:14
- 34 1 Corinthians 15:5; Mark 16:7; Luke 22:54–62
- 35 Mark 16:12–13; Acts 2:42; Luke 24:30–31
- 36 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Isaiah 57:18; Luke 10:5; John 20:19–23; Mark 16:14
- 37 Matthew 14:26–27; Mark 6:49–50; Job 4:14–16; 1 Samuel 28:13; Acts 12:15
- 38 Jeremiah 4:14; Hebrews 4:13; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:5; Matthew 16:8
- 39 John 20:27; 1 John 1:1; Ecclesiastes 12:7; John 20:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- 41 John 21:5; Psalm 126:1–2; John 21:10–13; Job 9:16; John 16:22
- 43 Acts 10:41
- 44 Zechariah 12:10; Luke 24:26–27; Zechariah 9:9; Psalm 110:1–7; Acts 13:33
- 45 Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20; Psalm 119:18; 2 Corinthians 3:14–18; Acts 26:18
- 46 Isaiah 53:2–12; Isaiah 50:6; Luke 24:44; Luke 24:26–27; Luke 24:7
- 47 Acts 5:31; Isaiah 49:6; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; Acts 20:21
- 48 Acts 13:31; Acts 2:32; Acts 1:8; Acts 5:32; Acts 10:41
- 49 Acts 1:8; Acts 1:4; Joel 2:28–32; John 14:26; Isaiah 32:15
- 50 Acts 1:12; Mark 11:1; Genesis 49:28; Matthew 21:17; Numbers 6:23–27
- 51 Acts 1:9; Mark 16:19; John 20:17; 2 Kings 2:11; Hebrews 1:3
- 52 Matthew 28:9; Psalm 30:11; 1 Peter 1:8; John 16:22; John 20:28
- 53 Mark 16:20; Acts 5:41–42; Matthew 28:20; Acts 2:46–47; Revelation 22:21
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The Lord appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, as ye have heard, and saluted them, saying, "Peace be unto you." This is peace indeed, and the salutation of salvation: for the very word salutation has received its name from salvation. And what can be better than that Salvation Itself should salute man? For Christ is our Salvation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… was that the Lord discoursed with the disciples after His resurrection from the dead, proving to them from the Scriptures themselves "that Christ must suffer, and enter into His glory, and that remission of sins should be preached in His name throughout all the world." And the disciple will be perfected, and [rendered] like the householder, "who bringeth forth from …
O ye sons of men, how long so slow of heart? Even now, after the Life is descended to you, will ye not ascend and live?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
let the heretics be silenced who speak against His humanity, for they speak against Him, who saith, Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
His running to the fig-tree, His shrinking, that is, His drawing back, His praying, and His making as though He would have gone further For neither as God nor as man was He in need of these or similar things, but only because His form was that of a man as necessity and expediency demanded.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)