But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
But then a hand touched me, raising me to my hands and knees.
The one who looked like a man touched me again and strengthened me, saying,
As he spoke to me, I fell forward unconscious; he touched me and made me stand up.
I was still praying, when the man, Gabriel, whom I had seen in vision before, came to me in flight at the time of the evening offering.
At once [Jesus] spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.
And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. The Coming of Elijah.
They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living one among the dead?
Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.”
When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,