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The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Luke
Chapter 24
Christ's resurrection and manifestation of himself to his disciples.
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And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. |
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And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre. |
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And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. |
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And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. |
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And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? |
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He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke 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 going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. |
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And it was Mary Magdalen and Joanna and Mary of James and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles. |
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And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them. |
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But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre and, stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves: and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. |
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And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus. |
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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 talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also, drawing near, went with them. |
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But their eyes were held, that they should not know him. |
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And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad? |
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And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days? |
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To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people. |
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And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him. |
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But we hoped that it was he that should have redeemed Israel. And now besides 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 affrighted us who, before it was light, were at the sepulchre, |
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And not finding his body, came, saying that they had all seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive. |
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And some of our people went to the sepulchre and found it so as the women had said: but him they found not. |
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Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken. |
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Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and so, to enter into his glory? |
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And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things that were concerning him. |
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And they drew nigh to the town whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther. |
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But they constrained him, saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them. |
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And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed 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 the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in the way and opened to us the scriptures? |
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And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those 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 they knew him in the breaking of bread. |
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Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not. |
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But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit. |
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And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? |
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See my hands and feet, that it is I myself. Handle, and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me to have. |
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And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and feet. |
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But while they yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said: Have you here any thing to eat? |
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And they offered him a piece of a broiled fish and a honeycomb. |
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And when he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he gave to them. |
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And he said to them: These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, concerning me. |
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Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures. |
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And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day: |
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And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, unto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. |
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And you are witnesses of these things. |
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And I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high. |
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And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. |
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And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them and was carried up to heaven. |
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And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. |
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And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. |