<p>24:36 <i>And as they spoke these things, he stood in the midst of them, and said to them: Peace to you</i>- The Lord was aware of their sense of guilt over deserting Him, and in not perceiving the obvious necessity of His resurrection. His first word to them was therefore an assurance of &quot;peace&quot;, a term usually used in the Bible in the context of peace with God through forgiveness.</p>