The Resurrection
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1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, 2taking the spices they had prepared.
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And they found 3the stone rolled away from the tomb,
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but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
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And as they were 6frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?
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He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, 7while he was still in Galilee,
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8that the Son of Man 9must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and 10be crucified and on 11the third day rise."
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And 12they remembered his words,
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and returning from the tomb they 13told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
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Now it was 14Mary Magdalene and 15Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,
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but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and 16they did not believe them.
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But 17Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw 18the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.
On the Road to Emmaus
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That very day 19two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven milesa from Jerusalem,
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and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened.
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While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.
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20But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
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And he said to them, "What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.
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Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
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And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was 21a prophet 22mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
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and 23how our chief priests and 24rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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But we had hoped that he was 25the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now 26the third day since these things happened.
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Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. 27They were at the tomb early in the morning,
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and 28when they did not find his body, they came back saying that 29they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
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30Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."
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And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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And 34beginning with 35Moses and 36all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
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So they drew near to the village to which they were going. 37He acted as if he were going farther,
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but they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and 38the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them.
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When he was at table with them, he took the bread and 39blessed and broke it and gave it to them.
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They said to each other, 42"Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he 43opened to us the Scriptures?"
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And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they 44found the eleven and 45those who were with them gathered together,
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saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and 46has appeared to Simon!"
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Then they told what had happened on the road, and 47how he was known to them in 48the breaking of the bread.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
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As they were talking about these things, 49Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!"
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And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
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See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. 53Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
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And when he had said this, 54he showed them his hands and his feet.
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And while they still disbelieved 55for joy and were marveling, 56he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
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They gave him a piece of broiled fish,b
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and he took it and ate before them.
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Then he said to them, 57"These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, 58that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."
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Then 59he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
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and said to them, "Thus 60it is written, 61that the Christ should suffer and on the third day 62rise from the dead,
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and that 63repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed 64in his name 65to all nations, 66beginning from Jerusalem.
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67You are witnesses of these things.
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And behold, I am sending 68the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you 69are clothed with 70power 71from on high."
The Ascension
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While he blessed them, 74he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
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