Luke 24

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

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

³And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

⁵and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

⁶He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

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

⁸And they remembered his words,

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

¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the apostles.

¹¹And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them.

¹²But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

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

¹⁴And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.

¹⁵And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

¹⁶But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

¹⁷And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

¹⁸And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?

¹⁹And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

²⁰and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

²¹But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.

²²Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;

²³and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

²⁴And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

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

²⁶Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

²⁷And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

²⁹And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.

³⁰And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them.

³¹And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

³²And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?

³³And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

³⁴saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

³⁵And they rehearsed the things that happened in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

³⁷But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

³⁸And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.

⁴⁰And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

⁴¹And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?

⁴²And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.

⁴³And he took it, and ate before them.

⁴⁴And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

⁴⁵Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

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

⁴⁷and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

⁴⁸Ye are witnesses of these things.

⁴⁹And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.

⁵⁰And he led them out untilthey were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

⁵¹And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.

⁵²And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

⁵³and were continually in the temple, blessing God.

Luke 24

¹On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

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

⁴While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

⁵As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

⁶He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

⁷‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

⁸Then they remembered His words.

⁹And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

¹⁰It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

¹¹But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

¹²Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

¹³That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

¹⁴They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

¹⁵And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

¹⁶But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

¹⁷He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

¹⁸One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”

¹⁹“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

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

²¹But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

²²Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

²³but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.

²⁴Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

²⁵Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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

²⁷And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

²⁸As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

²⁹But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

³⁰While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

³¹Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.

³²They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

³³And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together

³⁴and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

³⁵Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

³⁷But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

³⁸“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

³⁹Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

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

⁴¹While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

⁴²So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

⁴³and He took it and ate it in front of them.

⁴⁴Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

⁴⁵Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

⁴⁶And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

⁴⁷and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things.

⁴⁹And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

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

⁵¹While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

⁵²And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

⁵³praising God continually in the temple.