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Selected Verse: Luke 24:41 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 24:41	King James	And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
believed not for joy, &c.--They did believe, else they had not rejoiced [BENGEL]. But it seemed too good to be true (Psa 126:1-2).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

believed not for joy, &c.--They did believe, else they had not rejoiced [BENGEL]. But it seemed too good to be true (Psa 126:1-2).

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Meat (βρώσιμον) Only here in New Testament. Lit., anything eatable. Wyc., anything that shall be eaten. Rev., better, anything to eat, as the word meat has largely lost, in popular usage, its old sense of food in general.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

Meat (βρώσιμον)

Only here in New Testament. Lit., anything eatable. Wyc., anything that shall be eaten. Rev., better, anything to eat, as the word meat has largely lost, in popular usage, its old sense of food in general.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
While they believed not for joy - They did in some sense believe: otherwise they would not have rejoiced. But their excess of joy prevented a clear, rational belief.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

While they believed not for joy - They did in some sense believe: otherwise they would not have rejoiced. But their excess of joy prevented a clear, rational belief.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
They - believed not for joy - They were so overcome with the joy of his resurrection, that they did not, for some time, properly receive the evidence that was before them - as we phrase it, they thought the news too good to be true.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

They - believed not for joy - They were so overcome with the joy of his resurrection, that they did not, for some time, properly receive the evidence that was before them - as we phrase it, they thought the news too good to be true.

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