Luke 24

¹ But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

³ but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴ And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling apparel;

⁵ and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

⁶ "He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

⁷ saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

⁸ And they remembered His words,

⁹ and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

¹⁰ Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.

¹¹ And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

¹² <But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at that which had happened.>

¹³ And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

¹⁴ And they were conversing with each other about all these things which had taken place.

¹⁵ And it came about that while they were conversing and discussing, Jesus Himself approached, and began traveling with them.

¹⁶ But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

¹⁷ And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.

¹⁸ And one of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"

¹⁹ And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

²⁰ and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

²¹ "But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.

²² "But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,

²³ and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive.

²⁴ "And some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."

²⁵ And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

²⁶ "Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"

²⁷ And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He would go farther.

²⁹ And they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." And He went in to stay with them.

³⁰ And it came about that when He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

³¹ And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

³² And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"

³³ And they arose that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them,

³⁴ saying, "The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon."

³⁵ And they began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶ And while they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst.

³⁷ But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.

³⁸ And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

³⁹ "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

⁴⁰ <And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.>

⁴¹ And while they still could not believe it for joy and were marveling, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

⁴² And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;

⁴³ and He took it and ate it before them.

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

⁴⁵ Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

⁴⁶ and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead the third day;

⁴⁷ and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

⁴⁸ "You are witnesses of these things.

⁴⁹ "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

⁵⁰ And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

⁵¹ And it came about that while He was blessing them, He parted from them.

⁵² And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

⁵³ and were continually in the temple, praising God.