But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.”
Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,
But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.
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