§ 189. VISION OF THE ANGELS IN THE SEPULCHRE. MATT. 28: 5-8.

MARK 165-8.

LUKE 24: 3-8.

(1) They enter the sepulchre, but find not the body, Luke 3. (2) Much perplexed, Luke 4. (3) Two angels appear to them, Mark 5; Luke 4. (4) They allay their fears; tell them Jesus is risen; remind them of his words; command them to go and tell his disciples, Matt. 5-7; Mark 6, 7; Luke 5-8. (5) They flee from the sepulchre, and return to tell the disciples, Matt. 8; Mark 8.

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And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was 6 crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

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And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

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two men stood by them in shining garments. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words.

(1) At the call of Mary Magdalene, Peter and John run to the sepulchre, John 3, 4. (2) They enter the sepulchre, and view the linen clothes, Luke 12; John 5-8. (3) They depart, Luke 12; John 10. (4) They wonder, not understanding the Scripture, Luke 12; John 9.

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Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun

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Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre, and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

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Peter, and came first to the sepul5 chre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, 10 that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

§ 191. JESUS APPEARS FIRST TO MARY MAGDALENE AT THE SEPULCHRE.

MARK 16:9.

JOHN 20: 11-17.

(1) Mary Magdalene standing without at the sepulchre when Peter and John return to the city, John 11. (2) She sees two angels in the sepulchre, John 12. (3) They ask, Why weepest thou? John 13. (4) Her answer, John 13. (5) Turning about, she sees Jesus; his first appearance, Mark 9; John 14. (6) She knew not that it was Jesus; his question, and her reply, John 15. (7) Jesus calls her by name, John 16. (8) She recognizes him, John 16. (9) Jesus says, Touch me not, etc., John 17.

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But Mary stood without at the sepulchre, weeping; and as she wept she 12 stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in

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white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and 14 I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was 15 Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest

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Now, when Jesus was risen, early the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

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thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Jesus saith unto her, Mary! She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni! which is to say, Master. 17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.

§ 192. JESUS MEETS THE OTHER WOMEN AS THEY RETURN TO THE CITY.

MATT. 28: 9, 10.

(1) Going to tell the disciples, Jesus meets them, 9. (2) They worship him, 9. (3) He sends a message to his disciples, 10.

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And as they went to tell his disciples, behold Jesus met them, saying, All hail! And they came, and held him by the feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

§ 193. REPORT OF MARY MAGDALENE AND THE OTHER WOMEN TO THE DISCIPLES.

LUKE 24: 9-11.

JOHN 20: 18.

MARK 16 10, 11. (1) The women, returning, tell the eleven, and the rest, of the appearance of Jesus, Luke 9, 10. (2) Mary Magdalene also tells that Jesus had appeared to her, Mark 10; Luke 10; John 18. (3) The unbelief of the disciples, Mark 11; Luke 11.

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Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

returned from 18 the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all 10 the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them which told these things unto the apostles.

(1) Some of the watch report to the chief priests, 11. (2) The Sanhedrim assembled, 12. (3) They hire the soldiers to lie, 12–15. (4) The report common at the time of Matthew's writing, 15.

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Now, when they were going, behold some of the watch came into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, 13 they gave large money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples 14 came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to 15 the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

§ 195. JESUS IS SEEN OF PETER; THEN BY TWO DISCIPLES ON THE WAY TO EMMAUS.

MARK 16:12, 13.

First day of the week.

Jerusalem. Emmaus.

LUKE 24: 13-35.

1 COR. 15: 5.

(1) Two on their way to Emmaus, Luke 13, 14. (2) Jesus appears to them, Mark 12; Luke 15. (3) They know him not, Luke 16. (4) They tell him of Jesus, his life and death, Luke 17-20. (5) Their former hopes, and his reported resurrection, Luke 21-24. (6) Jesus reproves their unbelief, Luke 25, 26. (7) Expounds Moses and the prophets, Luke 27. (8) They constrain him to abide with them, Luke 28, 29. (9) Is known to them in the breaking of bread; disappears, Luke 30, 31. (10) Their reflections, Luke 32. (11) They return to Jerusalem, Luke 33. (12) They learn that the Lord had also appeared to Peter, Luke 34; 1 Cor. 15: 5. (13) They report; the unbelief of the rest, Mark 13; Luke 35.

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maus, which was from Jerusalem 14 about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things 15 which had happened. And it came to pass, that while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden, that they should not know him.

After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

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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 are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to 19 pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty 20 in deed and word before God, and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified 21 him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were 22 done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, 23 which were early at the sepulchre. And when they found not his body, they came, saying, That they had also seen a vision of angels, which said 24 that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us, went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they

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Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that 26 the prophets have spoken! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

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And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And 30 he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out 2 of their sight. 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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And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found 34 the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

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§ 196. JESUS APPEARS TO THE APOSTLES, THOMAS BEING ABSENT.

Evening following the first day of the week.

Jerusalem.

MARK 16: 14. LUKE 24: 36-49.

JOHN 20: 19-25. 1 COR. 155.

(1) Appears to the apostles, Mark 14; Luke 36; John 19; 1 Cor. 5. (2) Af frighted, Luke 37. (3) Rebukes them for their unbelief, Mark 14; Luke 38. (4) Showed his hands and feet, Luke 39, 40; John 20. (5) He eats before