Quotes About Hope

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

ëThe Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.í”

And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.

Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.