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The Gospel According to Saint Luke, Chapter 24
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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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And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
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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, as they were much perplexed thereabout,
behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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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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He is not here, but
is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
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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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And they remembered his words,
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And returned from thesepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the
rest.
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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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And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed
them not.
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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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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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And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
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And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and
reasoned, 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 unto them, What manner of communications are these
that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
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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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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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And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be
condemned to death, and have crucified him.
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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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Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished,
which were early at the sepulchre;
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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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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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Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe
all that the prophets have spoken:
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Ought not Christ to have
suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
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And
beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all
the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he
made as though he would have gone further.
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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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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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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, 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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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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Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared
to Simon.
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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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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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But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they
had seen a spirit.
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And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts
arise in your hearts?
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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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And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his
feet.
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And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said
unto them, Have ye here any meat?
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And they gave him a piece of
a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
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And he took it, and did eat before them.
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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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Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand
the scriptures,
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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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And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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And ye are witnesses of these things.
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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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And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his
hands, and blessed them.
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And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from
them, and carried up into heaven.
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And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great
joy:
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And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing
God. Amen.
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