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As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were utterly astonished.Luke 24:3; John 20:11-12;">[xr]

So they left the tomb and ran away, for shock and astonishment had overwhelmed them. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.They reported to those who were with Peter everything they had been commanded. After this, Jesus sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred and indestructible message of eternal salvation. Amen.">[fn]Matthew 28:8; Luke 24:9;">[xr]

When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.Luke 24:11;">[xr]

They went back and told the others, who didn't believe them either.

Finally he appeared to the eleven disciplesto the eleven themselves">[fn] while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.Luke 24:36; John 20:19; 1 Corinthians 15:5;">[xr]

they will pick up snakes in their hands;in their hands">[fn] even if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them; and they will place their hands on the sick, and they will recover."Luke 10:19; Acts 5:15-16; 9:17; James 5:14-15;">[xr]

just as they were passed down to us by those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,Mark 1:1; John 15:27; Hebrews 2:3; 1 Peter 5:1; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1;">[xr]

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, and they lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.Genesis 7:1; 17:1; 1 Kings 9:4; 2 Kings 20:3; Job 1:1:1; Acts 23:1; 24:16; Philippians 3:6;">[xr]

They had no children because Elizabeth was barren and because both of them were getting on in years.in their days">[fn]

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.Luke 1:14;">[xr]

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.Luke 1:12;">[xr]

So they went quickly and found Mary and Joseph with the baby, who was lying in the manger.

Then the shepherds returned to their flock,to their flock">[fn] glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

They thought that he was in the group of travelers. After traveling for a day, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends.

Three days later they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.

When his parentsthey">[fn] saw him, they were shocked. His mother asked him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been worried sick looking for you!"

where he was being tempted by the devil for forty days. During those days he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he was hungry.Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8;">[xr]

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"Psalm 45:2; Matthew 13:54; Mark 6:2; Luke 2:47; John 6:42;">[xr]

They got up, forced Jesushim">[fn] out of the city, and led him to the edge of the hill on which their city was built, intending to throw him off of it.

Amazement came on all of them, and they kept saying to one another, "What kind of statement is this? For with authority and power he tells the unclean spirits what to do, and they come out!"