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He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stopped short, sadness written across their faces.
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Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.”
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“What things?” Jesus asked. “The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.
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But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.
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We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.
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“Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report.
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They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive!
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Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said.”
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Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
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Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”