Jesus Appears to the Disciples

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶As they were talking about these things, cJesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷But they were dstartled and efrightened and fthought they saw a spirit. ³⁸And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. gTouch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰And when he had said this, hhe showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹And while they still disbelieved ifor joy and were marveling, jhe said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish,2 ⁴³and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴Then he said to them, k“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, lthat everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵Then mhe opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶and said to them, “Thus nit is written, othat the Christ should suffer and on the third day prise from the dead, ⁴⁷and that qrepentance for3 the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed rin his name sto all nations, tbeginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸uYou are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I am sending vthe promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ware clothed with xpower yfrom on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰And zhe led them out as far as aBethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹While he blessed them, bhe parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵²And they cworshiped him and zreturned to Jerusalem dwith great joy, ⁵³and ewere continually in the temple fblessing God.