But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee — the promise of the post-resurrection gathering in Galilee is embedded in the prediction of the scattering. After I have risen is matter-of-fact: the resurrection is assumed even while the death approaches. I will go ahead of you: the shepherd who is struck and the sheep who scatter will be regathered in Galilee by the risen shepherd. Mark 16:7 will repeat this promise.

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