But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
A hand touched me. It pulled me up on my hands and knees. I began to tremble with fear.
The one who looked like a man touched me again. He gave me strength.
While he was speaking to me, I was sound asleep. I lay with my face on the ground. Then he touched me. He raised me to my feet.
While I was still praying, Gabriel came to me. I had seen him in my earlier vision. He flew over to me very quickly. It was about the time when the evening sacrifice is offered.
Right away Jesus called out to them, “Be brave! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
When the disciples heard this, they were terrified. They fell with their faces to the ground.
When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
The women were terrified. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. Then the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Now get up and go into the city. There you will be told what you must do.”
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. Then he put his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.