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1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
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2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
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3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
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4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
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6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
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7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
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8 And they remembered his words,
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9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
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10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
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11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
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12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
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13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
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14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
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15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
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16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
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17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
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18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
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19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
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20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
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21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
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22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
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23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
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24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
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25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
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27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
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29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
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30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
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32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
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33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
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34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
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35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
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36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
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37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
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38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
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39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
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40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
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41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
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42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
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43 And he took it, and did eat before them.
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44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
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45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
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46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
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47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
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49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
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50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
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52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
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53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
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- 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
- 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
- 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;
- 5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?
- 6 “He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,
- 7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”
- 8 And they remembered His words,
- 9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
- 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.
- 11 But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.
- 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.
- 13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
- 14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.
- 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.
- 16 But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.
- 17 And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.
- 18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”
- 19 And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,
- 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.
- 21 “But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.
- 22 “But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,
- 23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.
- 24 “Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.”
- 25 And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
- 26 “Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?”
- 27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
- 28 And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.
- 29 But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them.
- 30 When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.
- 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
- 32 They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”
- 33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them,
- 34 saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.”
- 35 They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
- 36 While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.”
- 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.
- 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
- 39 “See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
- 40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.
- 41 While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
- 42 They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;
- 43 and He took it and ate it before them.
- 44 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
- 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
- 46 and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,
- 47 and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
- 48 “You are witnesses of these things.
- 49 “And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
- 50 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- 51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
- 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- 53 and were continually in the temple praising God.
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