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The Resurrection

^1 (C1)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 ^(C1)the Lord Jesus.⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^(C1)two men suddenly ^(C2)stood near them in gleaming clothing;⁵ and as ^(F1)the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why are you seeking the living One among the dead?⁶ "He is not here, but He ^(C1)has ^(F1)risen. Remember how He spoke to you ^(C2)while He was still in Galilee,⁷ saying that ^(C1)the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise from the dead."⁸ And ^(C1)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 these women were ^(C1)Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ^(C2)the apostles.¹¹ But these words appeared ^(F1)to them as nonsense, and they ^(C1)would not believe ^(F2)the women.¹² Nevertheless, Peter got up and ^(C1)ran to the tomb; and when he stooped and looked in, he ^(*)saw the linen wrappings ^(F1)only; and he went away ^(C2)to his ^(F2)home, marveling at what had happened.

The Road to Emmaus

¹³ And behold, on that very day ^(C1)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was ^(F1)sixty stadia 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 ^(C1)their eyes were kept 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 came to a stop, looking sad.¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem ^(F1)who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?"¹⁹ And He said to them, "What sort of things?" And they said to Him, "Those about ^(C1)Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a ^(C2)prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,²⁰ and how the chief priests and our ^(C1)rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.²¹ "But we ^(F1)were hoping that it was He who was going to ^(C1)redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.²² "But also some women among us left us bewildered. ^(C1)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 "And so 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 then He said to them, "^(F1)You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^(C1)the prophets have spoken!²⁶ "^(C1)Was it not necessary for the ^(F1)Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?"²⁷ Then beginning ^(F1)with ^(C1)Moses and ^(F1)with all the ^(C2)Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and ^(C1)He gave the impression that He was going farther.²⁹ And so they strongly urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ^(F1)is now nearly over." So He went in to stay with them.³⁰ And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and ^(C1)blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them.³¹ And then their ^(C1)eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ^(F1)their sight.³² They said to one another, "^(F1)Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^(C1)was ^(F2)explaining the Scriptures to us?"³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^(C1)found the eleven gathered together and ^(C2)those who were with them,³⁴ saying, "^(C1)The Lord has really risen and ^(C2)has appeared to Simon!"³⁵ They began to relate ^(F1)their experiences on the road, and how ^(C1)He was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.

Other Appearances

³⁶ Now while they were telling these things, ^(C1)Jesus Himself suddenly stood in their midst and ^(*)said to them, "Peace be to you."³⁷ But they were startled and frightened, and thought that they were looking at ^(C1)a spirit.³⁸ And He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why are doubts arising in your ^(F1)hearts?³⁹ "^(C1)See My hands and My feet, that ^(F1)it is I Myself; ^(C2)touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have."⁴⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.⁴¹ While they still ^(F1)(C1)could not believe it because of their joy and astonishment, He said to them, "^(C2)Have you anything here to eat?"⁴² They served Him a piece of broiled fish;⁴³ and He took it and ^(C1)ate it in front of them.

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, "^(C1)These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things that are written about Me in the ^(C2)Law of Moses and the Prophets and ^(C3)the Psalms must be fulfilled."⁴⁵ Then He ^(C1)opened their ^(F1)minds to understand the Scriptures,⁴⁶ and He said to them, "^(C1)So it is written, that the ^(F1)Christ would suffer and ^(C2)rise from the dead on the third day,⁴⁷ and that ^(C1)repentance ^(F1)for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ^(F2)in His name to ^(C2)all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.⁴⁸ "You are ^(C1)witnesses of these things.⁴⁹ "And behold, ^(C1)I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but ^(C2)you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And He led them out as far as ^(C1)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 ^(F1)praising God.