And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
They got up right then and there and rushed back to Jerusalem, where they found the eleven disciples hanging out with everyone else.
When something amazing happens, you can't help but run and tell people about it.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs in the Gospel of Luke, shortly after Jesus' resurrection, when two disciples who had encountered the risen Christ on the road to Emmaus decided to act immediately on their experience. They traveled back to Jerusalem, the epicenter of the early Christian community, to share this news with the apostles who were gathered in hiding due to fear of persecution following Jesus' crucifixion. The "eleven" refers to the remaining apostles after Judas Iscariot's betrayal, highlighting the group's unity amid uncertainty.
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