What effect had his presence when he first appeared to them?
Luke: “They were terrified and affrighted” ([xxiv, 36, 37]).
John: “Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord” ([xx, 20]).
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How many of the disciples doubted the reality of his appearance?
Matthew: “Some doubted” ([xxviii, 17]).
John: But one doubted—Thomas ([xx, 24, 25]).