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Luke 23:1
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Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.(a)
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Luke 23:2
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And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation.(b) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar(c) and claims to be Messiah, a king."(d)
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Luke 23:3
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So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
Luke 23:4
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Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."(e)
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Luke 23:5
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But they insisted, "He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee(f) and has come all the way here."
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Luke 23:6
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On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.(g)
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Luke 23:7
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When he learned that Jesus was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod,(h) who was also in Jerusalem at that time.
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Luke 23:8
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When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him.(i) From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort.
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Luke 23:9
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He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.(j)
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Luke 23:10
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The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him.
Luke 23:11
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Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe,(k) they sent him back to Pilate.
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Luke 23:12
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That day Herod and Pilate became friends(l)—before this they had been enemies.
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Luke 23:13
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Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people,
Luke 23:14
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and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.(m)
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Luke 23:15
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Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death.
Luke 23:16
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Therefore, I will punish him(n) and then release him."
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Luke 23:17
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Luke 23:18
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But the whole crowd shouted, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!"(o)
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Luke 23:19
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(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
Luke 23:20
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Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again.
Luke 23:21
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But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"
Luke 23:22
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For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him."(p)
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Luke 23:23
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But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.
Luke 23:24
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So Pilate decided to grant their demand.
Luke 23:25
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He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.
Luke 23:26
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As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene,(r) who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.(s)
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Luke 23:27
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A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed(t) for him.
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Luke 23:28
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Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.(u)
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Luke 23:29
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For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'(v)
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Luke 23:30
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Then "‘they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"'[b](w)
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Luke 23:31
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For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"(x)
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Luke 23:32
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Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed.(y)
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Luke 23:33
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When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.
Luke 23:34
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Jesus said, "Father,(z) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."[c](aa) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(ab)
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Luke 23:35
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The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.(ac) They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is God's Messiah, the Chosen One."(ad)
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Luke 23:36
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The soldiers also came up and mocked him.(ae) They offered him wine vinegar(af)
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Luke 23:37
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and said, "If you are the king of the Jews,(ag) save yourself."
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Luke 23:38
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There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews .(ah)
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Luke 23:39
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One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"(ai)
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Luke 23:40
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But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence?
Luke 23:41
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We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."(aj)
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Luke 23:42
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Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[d]"(ak)
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Luke 23:43
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Jesus answered him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."(al)
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Luke 23:44
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It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,(an)
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Luke 23:45
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for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple(ao) was torn in two.(ap)
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Luke 23:46
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Jesus called out with a loud voice,(aq) "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."[e](ar) When he had said this, he breathed his last.(as)
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Luke 23:47
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The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God(at) and said, "Surely this was a righteous man."
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Luke 23:48
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When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts(au) and went away.
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Luke 23:49
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But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,(av) stood at a distance,(aw) watching these things.
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Luke 23:50
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Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,
Luke 23:51
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who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.(ay)
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Luke 23:52
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Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body.
Luke 23:53
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Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.
Luke 23:54
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It was Preparation Day,(az) and the Sabbath was about to begin.
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Luke 23:55
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The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee(ba) followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
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Luke 23:56
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Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes.(bb) But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.(bc)
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Luke 24:1
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Jesus Has Risen(a)
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared(b) and went to the tomb.Footnotes:
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Luke 24:2
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They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Luke 24:3
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but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.(c)
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Luke 24:4
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While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning(d) stood beside them.
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Luke 24:5
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In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Luke 24:6
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He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:(e)
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Luke 24:7
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‘The Son of Man(f) must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' "(g)
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Luke 24:8
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Then they remembered his words.(h)
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Luke 24:9
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When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
Luke 24:10
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It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them(i) who told this to the apostles.(j)
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Luke 24:11
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But they did not believe(k) the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.
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Luke 24:12
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Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves,(l) and he went away,(m) wondering to himself what had happened.
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Luke 24:13
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem.(n)
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Luke 24:14
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They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
Luke 24:15
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As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them;(o)
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Luke 24:16
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but they were kept from recognizing him.(p)
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Luke 24:17
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He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast.
Luke 24:18
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One of them, named Cleopas,(q) asked him, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
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Luke 24:19
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"What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth,"(r) they replied. "He was a prophet,(s) powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
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Luke 24:20
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The chief priests and our rulers(t) handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;
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Luke 24:21
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but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel.(u) And what is more, it is the third day(v) since all this took place.
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Luke 24:22
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In addition, some of our women amazed us.(w) They went to the tomb early this morning
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Luke 24:23
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but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.
Luke 24:24
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Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus."(x)
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Luke 24:25
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He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Luke 24:26
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Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?"(y)
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Luke 24:27
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And beginning with Moses(z) and all the Prophets,(aa) he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.(ab)
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Luke 24:28
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As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther.
Luke 24:29
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But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
Luke 24:30
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When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it(ac) and began to give it to them.
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Luke 24:31
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Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him,(ad) and he disappeared from their sight.
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Luke 24:32
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They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us(ae) while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures(af) to us?"
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Luke 24:33
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They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together
Luke 24:34
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and saying, "It is true! The Lord(ag) has risen and has appeared to Simon."(ah)
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Luke 24:35
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Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.(ai)
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Luke 24:36
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While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."(aj)
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Luke 24:37
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They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.(ak)
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Luke 24:38
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He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?
Luke 24:39
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Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see;(al) a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
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Luke 24:40
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When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
Luke 24:41
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And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
Luke 24:42
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They gave him a piece of broiled fish,
Luke 24:43
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and he took it and ate it in their presence.(am)
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Luke 24:44
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He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you:(an) Everything must be fulfilled(ao) that is written about me in the Law of Moses,(ap) the Prophets(aq) and the Psalms."(ar)
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Luke 24:45
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Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:46
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He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer(as) and rise from the dead on the third day,(at)
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Luke 24:47
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and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name(au) to all nations,(av) beginning at Jerusalem.(aw)
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Luke 24:48
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You are witnesses(ax) of these things.
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Luke 24:49
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I am going to send you what my Father has promised;(ay) but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
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Luke 24:50
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When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,(az) he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
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Luke 24:51
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While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.(ba)
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Luke 24:52
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Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
Luke 24:53
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And they stayed continually at the temple,(bb) praising God.
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