Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”
They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.
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