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1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
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At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
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They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb,
3 They entered in, and didn't find the Lord Yeshua' body.
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so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the Master Jesus.
4 It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
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They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there.
5 Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the eretz. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?
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The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery?
6 He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in the Galil,
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He is not here, but raised up. Remember how he told you when you were still back in Galilee
7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?"
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that he had to be handed over to sinners, be killed on a cross, and in three days rise up?"
8 They remembered his words,
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Then they remembered Jesus' words.
9 returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
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They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the Eleven and the rest.
10 Now they were Miryam from Magdala, Yochanah, and Miryam the mother of Ya`akov. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
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Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept telling these things to the apostles,
11 These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn't believe them.
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but the apostles didn't believe a word of it, thought they were making it all up.
12 But Kefa got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
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But Peter jumped to his feet and ran to the tomb. He stooped to look in and saw a few grave clothes, that's all. He walked away puzzled, shaking his head.
13 Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Amma'us, which was sixty stadia from Yerushalayim.
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That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus, about seven miles out of Jerusalem.
14 They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.
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They were deep in conversation, going over all these things that had happened.
15 It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Yeshua himself came near, and went with them.
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In the middle of their talk and questions, Jesus came up and walked along with them.
16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
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But they were not able to recognize who he was.
17 He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"
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He asked, "What's this you're discussing so intently as you walk along?"
18 One of them, named Klofah, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Yerushalayim who doesn't know the things which have happened there in these days?"
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Then one of them, his name was Cleopas, said, "Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn't heard what's happened during the last few days?"
19 He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Yeshua, the Natzri, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
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He said, "What has happened?"
20 and how the chief Kohanim and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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They said, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene. He was a man of God, a prophet, dynamic in work and word, blessed by both God and all the people. Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him.
21 But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Yisra'el. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
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And we had our hopes up that he was the One, the One about to deliver Israel. And it is now the third day since it happened.
22 Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;
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But now some of our women have completely confused us. Early this morning they were at the tomb
23 and when they didn't find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
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and couldn't find his body. They came back with the story that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive.
24 Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn't see him."
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Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just as the women said, but they didn't see Jesus."
25 He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
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Then he said to them, "So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can't you simply believe all that the prophets said?
26 Didn't the Messiah have to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?"
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Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?"
27 Beginning from Moshe and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
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Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures that referred to him.
28 They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.
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They came to the edge of the village where they were headed. He acted as if he were going on
29 They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.
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but they pressed him: "Stay and have supper with us. It's nearly evening; the day is done." So he went in with them.
30 It happened, when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.
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And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them.
31 Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.
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At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him. And then he disappeared.
32 They said one to another, "Weren't our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?"
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Back and forth they talked. "Didn't we feel on fire as he conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the Scriptures for us?"
33 They rose up that very hour, and returned to Yerushalayim, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,
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They didn't waste a minute. They were up and on their way back to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and their friends gathered together,
34 saying, "The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Shim`on!"
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talking away: "It's really happened! The Master has been raised up - Simon saw him!"
35 They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
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Then the two went over everything that happened on the road and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.
36 As they said these things, Yeshua himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Shalom be to you."
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While they were saying all this, Jesus appeared to them and said, "Peace be with you."
37 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they saw a spirit.
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They thought they were seeing a ghost and were scared half to death.
38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?
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He continued with them, "Don't be upset, and don't let all these doubting questions take over.
39 See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn't have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."
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Look at my hands; look at my feet - it's really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have muscle and bone like this."
40 When he had said this, he shown them his hands and his feet.
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As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
41 While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
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They still couldn't believe what they were seeing. It was too much; it seemed too good to be true.
42 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
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They gave him a piece of leftover fish they had cooked.
43 He took it, and ate in front of them.
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He took it and ate it right before their eyes.
44 He said to them, "This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moshe, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled."
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Then he said, "Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: All the things written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms have to be fulfilled."
45 Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
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He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their Bibles this way.
46 He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
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He said, "You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day,
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Yerushalayim.
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and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations - starting from here, from Jerusalem!
48 You are witnesses of these things.
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You're the first to hear and see it. You're the witnesses.
49 Behold, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Yerushalayim until you are clothed with power from on high."
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What comes next is very important: I am sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you're equipped with power from on high."
50 He led them out as far as to Beit-Anyah, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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He then led them out of the city over to Bethany. Raising his hands he blessed them,
51 It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.
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and while blessing them, took his leave, being carried up to heaven.
52 They worshiped him, and returned to Yerushalayim with great joy,
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And they were on their knees, worshiping him. They returned to Jerusalem bursting with joy.
53 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amein.
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They spent all their time in the Temple praising God. Yes.
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