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The women were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; and they and the rest of the women related all this to the Apostles.

"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

"What things?" He asked. "The things about Jesus the Nazarene," they said, "who was a Prophet powerful in work and word before God and all the people;

And, besides, some of the women of our company have amazed us. They went to the tomb at daybreak,

and, finding that His body was not there, they came and declared to us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

Thereupon some of our party went to the tomb and found things just as the women had said; but Jesus Himself they did not see."

But they pressed Him to remain with them. "Because," said they, "it is getting towards evening, and the day is nearly over." So He went in to stay with them.

their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

"Were not our hearts," they said to one another, "burning within us while He talked to us on the way and explained the Scriptures to us?"

So they rose and without an hour's delay returned to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven and the rest met together, who said to them,

Then they related what had happened on the way, and how He had been recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

While they were thus talking, He Himself stood in their midst and said, "Peace be to you!"

Startled, and in the utmost alarm, they thought they were looking at a spirit;

But, while they still could not believe it for joy and were full of astonishment, He asked them, "Have you any food here?"

And they gave Him a piece of roasted fish,

They worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.

Then Jesus turned round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied--`Rabbi' means `Teacher' --"where are you staying?"

"Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.

Jesus said to the attendants, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.