43. eat before themthat is,let them see Him doing it: not for His own necessity, but theirconviction.

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he took it, and did eat before them. That is, he took both the fish, and the honeycomb, and ate of them before them, they looking on all the while; and which was a proof of his being truly risen from the dead, and not a spectre, or apparition, and which they failed not afterwards to make use of; see Ac 10:41. The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions add, “he took the rest, or what remained, and gave it to them”.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

1) “And he took it,” (kai labon) “And he took it,” the honeycomb and the fish, the food that they had, Luk 24:42. It was something a spirit could not do.

2) “And did eat before them.” (enopion auton ephagen) “And ate before their presence,” as He had with the Emmaus disciples, Luk 24:30-31; Joh 21:12-15; Act 10:40-41.

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

43. And he took, and ate it in their presence. Here we perceive, on the other hand, how kindly and gently Christ bears with the weakness of his followers, since he does not fail to give them this new support when they are falling. And, indeed, though he has obtained a new and heavenly life, and has no more need of meat and drink than angels have, still he voluntarily condescends to join in the common usages of mortals. During the whole course of his life, he had subjected himself to the necessity of eating and drinking; and now, though relieved from that necessity, he eats for the purpose of convincing his disciples of the certainty of his resurrection. Thus we see how he disregarded himself, and chose always to be devoted to our interests. This is the true and pious meditation on this narrative, in which believers may advantageously rest, dismissing questions of mere curiosity, such as, “Was this corruptible food digested?” “What sort of nourishment did the body of Christ derive from it?” and, “What became of what did not go to nourishment?” As if it had not been in the power of Him who created all things out of nothing to reduce to nothing a small portion of food, whenever he thought fit. As Christ really tasted the fish and the honeycomb, in order to show that he was a man, so we cannot doubt that by his divine power he consumed what was not needed to pass into nourishment. Thus the angels, at the table of Abraham, (Gen 18:1,) having been clothed with real bodies, did actually, I have no doubt, eat and drink; but yet I do not therefore admit that the meat and drink yielded them that refreshment which the weakness of the flesh demands; but as they were clothed with a human form for the sake of Abraham, so the Lord granted this favor to his servant, that those heavenly visitors ate before his tent. Now if we acknowledge that the bodies which they assumed for a time were reduced to nothing after they had discharged their embassy, who will deny that the same thing happened as to the food?

Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary

43 And he took it , and did eat before them.

Ver. 43. And did eat ] Not out of any natural necessity or desire after meat, as once before his passion; but for confirmation of their faith.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

Luk 24:43 . That Jesus ate is carefully stated. The materiality thus evinced seems inconsistent with the pneumatic nature of Christ’s body as suggested by sudden appearing and departure, and with the immortal form of embodied life generally. Hahn suggests that the materiality was assumed by Jesus for the moment to satisfy the disciples that He had a body, and that He was risen. Euthy. Zig. expresses a similar view, stating that Jesus ate and digested supernaturally ( ), and that what He did to help the faith of the disciples was exceptional in reference to the immortal condition of the body, which can have nothing to do with wounds or food ( , ).

Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson

Luk 24:43. , He did eat) freely, without any necessity: on this account He did not also drink.

Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament

Act 10:41

Reciprocal: Gen 18:8 – and they Mar 5:43 – Given Joh 21:13 – General

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luk 24:43. And did eat before them. The mere appearance of eating is out of the question: He really ate, and furnished a proof of His reality.

Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament