“On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together, and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and …
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22010.228 Go to God … First!
“Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking to each other about all the things that had happened. While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them (but their eyes were kept …
22010.227 I Have Seen the Lord!
“Jesus replied, ‘Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”’ Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them what Jesus …
22010.226 Only Jesus
“So the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seating where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the foot. They said to her, ‘Woman, why …
22010.223 But They Did Not Believe
“When they returned from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women who told all these things told this to the apostles. But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they …
22010.222 He Has Risen!
“Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed …
22010.221 Love That Results in Courage
“After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could removed the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away. Nicodemus, the man who had previously earlier had visited Jesus at night, accompanied Nicodemus carrying mixture …
22010.220 Hope in Times of Despair
“And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, the women who had followed him from Galilee, saw these things.” —Luke 23:49 Those who knew and loved Jesus stood at a distance trying to understand what they were seeing. However, what appears to be the worst they could have imagined, is in actuality the …
22010.219 Jesus Died for Us!
“Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him along with two others–one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross. Which read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE …
22010.216 God’s Plan Unfolding
“(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, ‘Look, here is your king!’ Then they shouted out, ‘Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!’ Pilate asked, ‘Shall I crucify your king?’ The high priests replied, ‘We have no king except Caesar!’ Then Pilate handed …