World English Bible
Luke 24:21
“But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.”
Verse in context — Luke 24
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He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
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and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
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Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;
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and when they didn't find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
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