Luke 24
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But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the
spices which they had prepared.
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And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
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And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
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And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by
them in dazzling apparel:
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and as they were frightened and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to
them, Why seek you the living among the dead?
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He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,
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saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and
be crucified, and the third day rise again.
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And they remembered his words,
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and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the
rest.
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Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the [mother] of James: and the
other women with them told these things to the apostles.
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And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them.
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But Peter arose, and ran to the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he sees the linen
cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come
to pass.
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And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which
was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.
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And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.
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And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself
drew near, and went with them.
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But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
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And he said to them, What communications are these that you have one with another,
as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad.
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And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Do you alone sojourn in Jerusalem
and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?
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And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus
the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
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and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death,
and crucified him.
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But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it
is now the third day since these things came to pass.
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Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;
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and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision
of angels, who said that he was alive.
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And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the
women had said: but him they saw not.
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And he said to them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets
have spoken!
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Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
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And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all
the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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And they drew nigh to the village, where they were going: and he made as though he
would go further.
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And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the
day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.
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And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and
blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.
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And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
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And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spoke
to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?
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And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered
together, and them that were with them,
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saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.
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And they rehearsed the things [that happened] in the way, and how he was known of
them in the breaking of the bread.
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And as they spoke these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and says to
them, Peace [be] to you.
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But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.
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And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in
your heart?
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See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has
not flesh and bones, as you behold me having.
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And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
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And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you
here anything to eat?
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And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
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And he took it, and ate before them.
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And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with
you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses,
and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
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Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
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and he said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again
from the dead the third day;
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and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the
nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
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You are witnesses of these things.
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And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city,
until you be clothed with power from on high.
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And he led them out until [they were] over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands,
and blessed them.
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And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up
into heaven.
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And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
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and were continually in the temple, blessing God.