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Luke 24:31Luke.24.31

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Alors leurs yeux s'ouvrirent, et ils le reconnurent; mais il disparut de devant eux.

KJV

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    Christ's body "vanished out of the sight" of the disciples as they gazed upon Him, as is related in Lk. 24:31 . Therefore, it seems that Christ did not have a true body after His Resurrection. Objection 3: Further, every true body has its determinate shape. But Christ's body appe…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    ied body, which appears at will, disappears when it wills after the apparition; thus it is related ( Lk. 24:31 ) that our Lord "vanished out of sight" of the disciples. But that which appears under the likeness of flesh in this sacrament, continues for a long time; indeed, one re…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    ist's body was not necessarily seen; in fact it vanished from the sight of the disciples at Emmaus ( Lk. 24:31 ). Therefore neither will the glorified body be necessarily seen. Further, there the body will be in complete obedience to the will. Therefore as the soul lists the body…

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