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Luke 24:38 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? "

Luke 24:38

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36 As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

37 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?

39 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.”

40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

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