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Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn`t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
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Doubt as Evidence
Commentators highlight a powerful irony: the disciples' profound skepticism is strong evidence for the resurrection. They weren't gullible followers predisposed to believe; they were so hard to convince that Jesus rebuked them. Their eventual, unshakeable faith shows they encountered overwhelming, undeniable proof that Jesus was alive, making their testimony all the more credible.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See Barnes on Matthew 28:16 and Matthew 28:17-20.
As they sat at meat. The word meat here means food or meals. They were r…
To the eleven themselves (αυτοις τοις ενδεκα). Both terms, eleven and twelve (John 20:24), occur after the death of Ju…
19th Century
Anglican
Afterward he appeared to the eleven.—See Notes on Luke 24:36-43.
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Baptist
Because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to…
Again the account in Luke (24:36–44) is briefly summarized. The rebuke Jesus gave his disciples here is particularly severe—more severe, in fact, t…
16th Century
Protestant
Afterwards He appeared to the eleven, while they were sitting. The participle (ἀνακειμένοις), which some have rendered sitting at tabl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven Apostles; for this was now the number of them, Judas being gone from them, and…
The evidences of the truth of the gospel are so abundant that those who do not receive it may justly be reproached for their unbelief. Our blessed …
