24:1 - Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
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since prophecy does not omit the (pious) office of the women who resorted before day-break to the sepulchre with the spices which they had prepared.[1683]Dionysius Extant Fragments Part I
Now, upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared; and they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre."[152]
24:3 - And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
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in the thought of those women between the sorrow of that desertion with which at present they seemed to themselves to have been smitten by the Lord, and the hope of the resurrection itself, by which they rightly supposed that all would be restored to them? But when "they found not the body (of the Lord Jesus),"[1686]
24:4 - And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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according to the prophecy of Isaiah. "Two angels however, appeared there."[1688]
24:6 - He is not here, but has risen: remember how he spoke unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
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For the same thing was said by the angels to the women: "Remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered up, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."[1696]
24:13 - And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
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For as two of them were taking a walk, and when the Lord had joined their company, without its appearing that it was He, and whilst He dissembled His knowledge of what had just taken place,[1692]
24:15 - And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
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And He said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk? "And when their eyes were opened, and they knew Him, then the Scripture says, in express words, "And He vanished out of their sight."[154]
24:18 - And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
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And when He was risen from the dead, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, then to Cleopas in the way, and after that to us His disciples, who had fled away for fear of the Jews, but privately were very inquisitive about Him.[117]Origen Commentary on John Book I
" Simon and Cleopas too, when talking to each other about all that had happened to Jesus Christ Himself, then risen, though they did not know that He had risen, from the dead, speak thus,[34]
24:20 - And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer
ction, one of His disciples, Cleopas, when he was, according to the error of all his fellow-disciples, sorrowfully telling what had happened to the Lord Himself, as if to some unknown person, spoke thus, saying of Jesus the Nazarene, "who was a prophet mighty in deed and in word before God and all the people; how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and fastened Him to the cross. But we trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel."[27]
24:21 - But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
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they say: "But we trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel,"[1693]The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs III
And I said to the angel, Wherefore is this? And the angel said to me, Marvel not at these, for thou shall see four other heavens brighter than these, and without comparison, when thou shall have ascended thither: because thou shalt stand near the Lord, and shalt be His minister, and shall declare His mysteries to men, and shalt proclaim concerning Him who shall redeem Israel;[3]
24:25 - Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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Therefore did the Lord also say to His disciples after the resurrection, "O thoughtless ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? "[284]Shepherd of Hermas Vision Third
revelations than those which you have seen? "I answered and said to him, "Sir, one thing only I ask, that in regard to these three forms the revelation may be rendered complete." He answered me, "How long are ye senseless?[45]Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
reproached them: "O fools, and slow of heart in not believing that which He spake unto you."[1695]
24:26 - Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
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For thus it was that the Lord discoursed with, the disciples after His resurrection from the dead, proving to them from the Scriptures themselves "that Christ must suffer, and enter into His glory, and that remission of sins should be preached in His name throughout all the world."[360]
24:27 - And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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too, (I suppose, ) were they ignorant to whom, after His resurrection also, He vouchsafed, as they were journeying together, "to expound all the Scriptures."[235]
24:29 - But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
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salvation, and for the unavailing support on which ye lean;[38]
24:31 - And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
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The liars, then, in reality are not those who for the sake of the scheme of salvation conform, nor those who err in minute points, but those who are wrong in essentials, and reject the Lord and as far as in them lies deprive the Lord of the true teaching; who do not quote or deliver the Scriptures in a manner worthy of God and of the Lord;[239]
24:32 - And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
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Why did He rise in the flesh in which He suffered, unless to show the resurrection of the flesh? And wishing to confirm this, when His disciples did not know whether to believe He had truly risen in the body, and were looking upon Him and doubting, He said to them, "Ye have not yet faith, see that it is I; "[20]Origen Commentary on John Book I
"And my word and my preaching were not persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power." To this power Simon and Cleophas bear witness when they say:[45]Origen Commentary on John Book X
"Behold, I have made My words in thy mouth like fire," and let us see that the flesh of the Lamb be well cooked, so that those who partake of it may say, as Christ speaks in us, "Our heart burned by the way, as He opened to us the Scriptures."[56]
24:34 - Saying, The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.
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"According to thy praise is thy name glorified; "God being glorified through our knowledge, and through the inheritance. Thus also it is said, "The Lord liveth," and "The Lord hath risen."[66]
24:37 - But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
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my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; for a spirit hath not bones, as ye see me have."[1698]The History of Joseph the Carpenter
And you shall declare to all nations repentance and remission of sins.[3]
24:39 - Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as all of you see me have.
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"For a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see Me have."[22]Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
He does not speak these words of some spiritual and invisible man, for a spirit has not bones nor flesh;[16]Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
But what need of so tortuous a construction, when He might have simply said, "A spirit hath not bones, even as you observe that I have not? "Why, moreover, does He offer His hands and His feet for their examination-limbs which consist of bones-if He had no bones? Why, too, does He add, "Know that it is I myself,"[1699]Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ
A phantom, too, it was of course after the resurrection, when, showing His hands and His feet for the disciples to examine, He said, "Behold and see that it is I myself, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have; "[81]Tertullian To His Wife Book I
To God their beauty, to God their youth (is dedicated). With Him they live; with Him they converse; Him they "handle"[39]Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments
For He, having risen, and being desirous to show that that same (body) had been raised which had also died, when His disciples were in doubt, called Thomas to Him, and said, "Reach hither; handle me, and see: for a spirit hath not bone and flesh, as ye see me have."[457]
24:41 - And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have all of you here any food?
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olives, certain herbs, milk, cheese, fruits, all kinds of cooked food without sauces; and if flesh is wanted, let roast rather than boiled be set down. Have you anything to eat here? said the Lord[44]Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
when they had before known Him to be corporeal? Else, if He were altogether a phantom, why did He upbraid them for supposing Him to be a phantom? But whilst they still believed not, He asked them for some meat,[1700]
24:42 - And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
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ferocity involved in the cruel things which then disfigured and lacerated the temples of the Lord, that you may now be crowned with laurel, and myrtle, and olive, and any famous branch, and which is of more use, with hundred-leaved roses too, culled from the garden of Midas, and with both kinds of lily, and with violets of all sorts, perhaps also with gems and gold, so as even to rival that crown of Christ which He afterwards obtained. For it was after the gall He tasted the honeycomb[61]Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI
which are a relish, so to speak, to the sensible things contained in the Scriptures; or, perhaps, to the word which had come to them about the Father and the Son. Wherefore also after His resurrection He ate of a broiled fish,[12]
24:44 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
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Then opened He their understanding, that they should understand the Scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead, and that repentance for the remission of sins be preached in His name among all nations."[285]Tertullian An Answer to the Jews
in order that all things might be fulfilled which had been written of Him.[124]Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures; and said unto them, That thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name even among all nations."[34]
24:45 - Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
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Again, in the Pslams, David says: "Bring to God, ye countries of the nations"-undoubtedly because "unto every land" the preaching of the apostles had to "go out"[76]
24:46 - And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it was essential for Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
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And he showed them a second time, beginning from the prophets, and explaining the things concerning Christ, and that it was necessary for Him to come, and for all things to be fulfilled that had been said to us beforehand concerning Him.[60]
24:47 - And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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Even to the last He taught us (the same truth of His mission), when He sent forth His apostles to preach His gospel "among all nations; "[1705]
24:48 - And all of you are witnesses of these things.
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Sprinkled, by speaking.[227]
24:49 - And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry all of you in the city of Jerusalem, until all of you be imbued with power from on high.
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After His resurrection He promises in a pledge to His disciples that He will send them the promise of His Father;[382]The History of Joseph the Carpenter
throughout the whole world. And I shall endow you with power from on high, and fill you with the Holy Spirit.[2]
24:50 - And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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-on the selfsame day came the disciples from Nazareth of Galilee, where the conception of our Lord was announced, to the mount which is called that of the Place of Olives,[6]