Luke 24:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;

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  • Luke 1:68 : 68 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
  • Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.
  • Acts 1:6 : 6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?
  • 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction, 19 But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,
  • Ps 130:8 : 8 And he will make Israel free from all his sins.
  • Isa 59:20 : 20 And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord.

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    18Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?

    19And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

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    22And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

    23And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

    24And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

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    46And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;

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    62Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

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    23And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.

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    54Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

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