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Luke - ch 24 v 21 - 40
- 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.
- Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;
- 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.
- 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.
- And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
- Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
- And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
- And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.
- 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.
- 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.
- And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
- And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?
- And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
- saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
- And they rehearsed the things `that happened' in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.
- And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace `be' unto you.
- But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.
- And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?
- See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.
- And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
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