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But they went on yelling insistently, demanding that he be executed on the stake; and their shouting prevailed.

But the other one spoke up and rebuked the first, saying, "Have you no fear of God? You're getting the same punishment as he is.

Ours is only fair; we're getting what we deserve for what we did. But this man did nothing wrong."

but the next day, while it was still very early, they took the spices they had prepared, went to the tomb,

‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be executed on a stake as a criminal, but on the third day be raised again'?"

But the emissaries didn't believe them; in fact, they thought that what they said was utter nonsense!

but something kept them from recognizing him.

and couldn't find his body, so they came back; but they also reported that they had seen a vision of angels who say he's alive!

Some of our friends went to the tomb and found it exactly as the women had said, but they didn't see him."

but they held him back, saying, "Stay with us, for it's almost evening, and it's getting dark." So he went in to stay with them.

Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. But he became invisible to them.

But he said to them, "Why are you so upset? Why are these doubts welling up inside you?

But to as many as did receive him, to those who put their trust in his person and power, he gave the right to become children of God,

not because of bloodline, physical impulse or human intention, but because of God.

No one has ever seen God; but the only and unique Son, who is identical with God and is at the Father's side — he has made him known.

To them Yochanan replied, "I am immersing people in water, but among you is standing someone whom you don't know.

I myself did not know who he was, but the reason I came immersing with water was so that he might be made known to Isra'el."

I myself did not know who he was, but the one who sent me to immerse in water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining, this is the one who immerses in the Ruach HaKodesh.'

The man in charge tasted the water; it had now turned into wine! He did not know where it had come from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. So he called the bridegroom

and said to him, "Everyone else serves the good wine first and the poorer wine after people have drunk freely. But you have kept the good wine until now!"