Yeshua came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Then one like the appearance of a man touched me again, and he strengthened me.
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face towards the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.
yes, while I was speaking in prayer—the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.
But immediately Yeshua spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Yeshua alone.
Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living amongst the dead?
But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,