Quod Dominus apparuit discipulis in Hierusalem
The Disciples Gather and Share Their News
The two returning disciples arrive in Jerusalem and share their encounter with the risen Lord, while the others report that He has also appeared to Simon.
The two disciples mentioned earlier returned at once to Jerusalem, and finding the other disciples gathered together—Thomas being absent—they told them these things. But they also heard at the same time that the Lord had risen and had appeared to Simon.
The Risen Lord Appears Among Them
Jesus enters through closed doors, stands among the disciples, and greets them with 'Peace be with you.'
Then the Lord Jesus came in to them, the doors being closed, and stood in their midst and said to them, 'Peace be with you.'
Confession, Forgiveness, and the Proof of His Body
The disciples confess their abandonment, receive forgiveness, and Jesus shows them His wounds while opening their understanding of the Scriptures.
The disciples, however, fell to the ground, confessing their guilt in having abandoned him so, and received him with great eagerness. The Lord therefore said, 'Rise, my brothers, because all your sins are forgiven you.' He stood familiarly among them and showed them his hands and his side, and opened their understanding so that they might grasp the Scriptures and recognize his resurrection.
Eating Together and the Gift of the Spirit
Jesus eats with the disciples to confirm His bodily resurrection, then breathes the Holy Spirit upon them.
He asked them if they had anything to eat, and he ate in their presence a piece of roasted fish and a honeycomb of honey. He breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'
Joy at the Sight of the Lord
The chapter closes by reflecting on the delight and gladness of these events, as the disciples rejoiced at seeing the risen Lord.
You see how these things are full of every delight and gladness; the disciples rejoiced, therefore, when they saw him.✦✦
Read the original Latin
Redierunt autem praedicti duo discipuh statim in Hierusalem, et invenientes alios discipulos congregatos, absente Thoma, eis ista narraverunt. At pariter audierunt "^, quia surrexit Dominus, et apparuit Simoni. Tunc * Dominus Jesus intrans ad eos januis clausis, stelit in medio eorum, et dixit eis: Pax vobis. Discipuh vero procidentes in terram, et suam culpam dicentes, quod sic eum dereliquerant, ipsum alacriter susceperunt. Dominus ergo: Surgite, inquit, fratres mei, quia omnia peccata sunt vobis dimissa. Stat ergo familiariter inter eos, et ostendit eis manus et latus, et aperit eis sensum, ut intelhgant Scripturas, et cognoscant resurrecUonem suam. PeUt ab eis, si habeant ahquid ad manducandum; et manducat coram eis partem piscis assi et favum melhs. Insufflat in eos, et dicit eis: Accipite Spiritum sancium.
Vides quomodo ista sunt plena omni jucunditate et Isetitia, Gavisi sunt ergo discipuh viso 4
Scripture echoes
- ↩Luke.24.36-Luke.24.40 — While they were saying these things, he himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace to you." Luke.24.37 — But they were startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a spirit. Luke.24.38 — And he said to them, 'Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your hearts?' Luke.24.39 — Look at my hands and my feet; it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have. Luke.24.40 — And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
- ↩John.20.19-John.20.20 — On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." John.20.20 — And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
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