37. They were terrified and afraid. They thought they were seeing a ghost.
38. He said to them, "Why are you startled? Why are doubts arising in your hearts?
39. Look at my hands and my feet. It’s really me! Touch me and see, for a ghost doesn’t have flesh and bones like you see I have."
40. As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
41. Because they were wondering and questioning in the midst of their happiness, he said to them, "Do you have anything to eat?"
42. They gave him a piece of baked fish.
43. Taking it, he ate it in front of them.
44. Jesus said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law from Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled."
45. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.