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Then go quickly and tell the talmidim, `He has been raised from the dead, and now he is going to the Galil ahead of you. You will see him there.' Now I have told you."
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So they left the tomb quickly, frightened yet filled with joy; and they ran to give the news to his talmidim.
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Suddenly Yeshua met them and said, "Shalom!" They came up and took hold of his feet as they fell down in front of him.
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Then Yeshua said to them, "Don't be afraid! Go and tell my brothers to go to the Galil, and they will see me there."
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As they were going, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the head cohanim everything that had happened.
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Then they met with the elders; and after discussing the matter, they gave the soldiers a sizeable sum of money
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and said to them, "Tell people, `His talmidim came during the night and stole his body while we were sleeping.'
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If the governor hears of it, we will put things right with him and keep you from getting in trouble."
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The soldiers took the money and did as they were told, and this story has been spread about by Judeans till this very day.
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So the eleven talmidim went to the hill in the Galil where Yeshua had told them to go.
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When they saw him, they prostrated themselves before him; but some hesitated.