But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." The two followers are walking home to Emmaus, with a hunger and an ache for God in their hearts. They don’t realise that the man who’s walking with them…
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Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. The disciples don’t believe the women, that Jesus has risen. Even so, Peter and John…
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But they (the apostles) did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. The women (Mary Magdalena, Mary the aunt of Jesus, Salome, Johannah and others) run to the apostles and tell them, with heavy breathing, that the…
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Maar vir (die apostels) het hierdie verhaal na onsin gelyk en hulle het die vroue nie geglo nie. Die vroue (Maria Magdalena, Maria die tante van Jesus, Salome, Johanna en ander) hardloop na die apostels en vertel vir hulle hortend en uitasem dat die…
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Meteens staan daar by hulle twee manne met blink klere aan. Die vroue het groot geskrik. Terwyl die vroue verward en verwonderd daar daar by die leë graf staan, verskyn daar twee engele. Dit was nie net ‘n verbeeldingsvlug nie. Drie van hulle het…
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Terwyl Hy saam met hulle aan tafel was, neem Hy die brood, vra die seën, breek dit en gee dit vir hulle. Toe gaan hulle oë oop, en hulle het Hom herken... Die Emmausgangers het ‘n onbekende man in hulle huis ingenooi. Nou sit hulle saam met hom aan…
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I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. Pilate was a cruel man according to the history books. He…
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They all asked, "Are you then the Son of God? He replied, "You are right in saying I am." Dawn breaks over Jerusalem and the Jewish Council, the Jews’ highest authority, have convened with the necessary quorum. Jesus is being questioned now to try…
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He … prayed: "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." During his last night Jesus flees to his usual place of withdrawal. There, in the olive groves just outside of Jerusalem, he calls on the Father.…
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Die manne wat vir Jesus bewaak het, het aangehou om met Hom die spot te dryf en Hom te slaan. Hulle het Hom geblinddoek en gesê: “Jy is mos ‘n profeet! Sê wie het jou geslaan!” Die tempelpolisie in die hoek van die binneplein het ‘n lekker tyd met…
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Die Skrifwoord wat sê: “En Hy is as misdadiger beskou”, moet aan my bewaarheid word. Iets baie raars gebeur hier en ek moes dit gaan naslaan. Jesus wil sy dissipels waarsku dat moeilikheid op pad is. Hy is intens bewus daarvan dat ‘n bevel oor sy…
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And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me. Jesus’ central topic is the Kingdom of God. The term actually means the practical and everyday rule of God in people’s lives. Jesus calls people to citizenship of an alternative…
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