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And He said to them, "Ofoolishmen and slow of heart to believe in all that 1the prophets have spoken!
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"2Was it not necessary for the Christ to sufferthesethings and to enter into His glory?"
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Thenbeginning with 3Moses and with all the 4prophets, He explained to them the things concerningHimself in all the Scriptures.
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And they approached the villagewhere they were going, and 5He acted as though He were goingfarther.
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But they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting towardevening, and the day is nownearlyover." So He went in to stay with them.
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When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and 6blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.
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Then their 7eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
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They said to oneanother, "Were not our heartsburningwithin us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He 8was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
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And they got up that veryhour and returned to Jerusalem, and 9foundgatheredtogether the eleven and 10thosewho were with them,
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saying, "11The Lord has reallyrisen and 12has appeared to Simon."
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They began to relate their experiences on the road and how13He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
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Genesis 3:15; Genesis 12:3; Num 21:9 [John 3:14]; Deut 18:15 [John 1:45]; John 5:46
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2 Samuel 7:12-16; Is 7:14 [Matt 1:23]; Is 9:1f [Matt 4:15f]; Is 42:1 [Matt 12:18ff]; Is 53:4 [Matt 8:17; Luke 22:37]; Dan 7:13 [Matt 24:30]; Mic 5:2 [Matt 2:6]; Zech 9:9 [Matt 21:5]; Acts 13:27