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- Nowe the first day of the weeke early in the morning, they came vnto the sepulchre, and brought the odours, which they had prepared, and certaine women with them.
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- And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre,
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- And went in, but found not the body of the Lord Iesus.
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- And it came to passe, that as they were amased thereat, beholde, two men suddenly stood by them in shining vestures.
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- And as they were afraide, & bowed downe their faces to the earth, they sayd to them, Why seeke ye him that liueth, among the dead?
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- He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake vnto you, when he was yet in Galile,
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- Saying, that the sonne of man must be deliuered into the hands of sinfull men, and be crucified, and the third day rise againe.
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- And they remembred his wordes,
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- And returned from the sepulchre, & tolde all these things vnto the eleuen, and to all the remnant.
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- Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Ioanna, and Mary the mother of Iames, and other women with them, which tolde these things vnto the Apostles.
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- But their wordes seemed vnto them, as a fained thing, neither beleeued they them.
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- Then arose Peter, and ran vnto the sepulchre, & looked in, & saw the linnen clothes laide by themselues, and departed wondering in himselfe at that which was come to passe.
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- And beholde, two of them went that same day to a towne which was from Hierusalem about threescore furlongs, called Emmaus.
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- And they talked together of al these things that were done.
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- And it came to passe, as they communed together, and reasoned, that Iesus himselfe drewe neere, and went with them.
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- But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.
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- And he sayd vnto them, What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke and are sad?
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- And the one (named Cleopas) answered, and sayd vnto him, Art thou onely a stranger in Hierusalem, & hast not knowen the things which are come to passe therein in these dayes?
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- And he said vnto them, What things?
And they sayd vnto him, Of Iesus of Nazareth, which was a Prophet, mightie in deede and in word before God, and all people,
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- And howe the hie Priests, and our rulers deliuered him to be condemned to death, and haue crucified him.
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- But we trusted that it had bene he that should haue deliuered Israel, and as touching all these things, to day is ye third day, that they were done.
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- Yea, & certaine women among vs made vs astonied, which came early vnto the sepulchre.
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- And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seene a vision of Angels, which sayd, that he was aliue.
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- Therefore certaine of them which were with vs, went to the sepulchre, and found it euen so as the women had sayd, but him they saw not.
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- Then he sayd vnto them, O fooles and slowe of heart to beleeue all that the Prophets haue spoken!
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- Ought not Christ to haue suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
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- And he began at Moses, & at all the Prophets, and interpreted vnto them in all the Scriptures the things which were written of him.
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- And they drew neere vnto ye towne, which they went to, but he made as though hee would haue gone further.
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- But they constrained him, saying, Abide with vs: for it is towards night, & the day is farre spent.
So he went in to tarie with them.
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- And it came to passe, as hee sate at table with them, he tooke the bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gaue it to them.
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- Then their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he was no more seene of them.
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- And they saide betweene themselues, Did not our heartes burne within vs, while he talked with vs by the way, and when he opened to vs the Scriptures?
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- And they rose vp the same houre, and returned to Hierusalem, and found the Eleuen gathered together, and them that were with them,
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- Which said, The Lord is risen in deede, and hath appeared to Simon.
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- Then they tolde what things were done in the way, and howe he was knowen of them in breaking of bread.
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- And as they spake these things, Iesus himselfe stoode in the middes of them, and saide vnto them, Peace be to you.
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- But they were abashed and afraide, supposing that they had seene a spirit.
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- Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye troubled?
and wherefore doe doutes arise in your hearts?
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- Beholde mine handes and my feete: for it is I my selfe: handle me, and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me haue.
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- And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and feete.
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- And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondred, he saide vnto them, Haue ye here any meate?
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- And they gaue him a piece of a broyled fish, and of an honie combe,
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- And hee tooke it, and did eate before them.
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- And he saide vnto them, These are the wordes, which I spake vnto you while I was yet with you, that all must be fulfilled which are written of me in the Lawe of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalmes.
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- Then opened he their vnderstanding, that they might vnderstand the Scriptures,
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- And said vnto them, Thus is it written, and thus it behoued Christ to suffer, and to rise againe from the dead the third day,
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- And that repentance, and remission of sinnes should be preached in his Name among all nations, beginning at Hierusalem.
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- Nowe ye are witnesses of these things.
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- And beholde, I doe sende the promes of my Father vpon you: but tary ye in the citie of Hierusalem, vntill ye be endued with power from an hie.
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- Afterward he lead them out into Bethania, and lift vp his hands, and blessed them.
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- And it came to passe, that as he blessed them, he departed from them, and was caried vp into heauen.
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- And they worshipped him, and returned to Hierusalem with great ioy,
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- And were continually in the Temple, praysing, and lauding God, Amen.
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