Luke 24

¹But on the first of the Sabbaths at early dawn they came to the tomb bringing the spices that they prepared.

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

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

⁴And it came to pass that while they are perplexed about this, behold, two men in dazzling apparel stood by them.

⁵And on their having become terrified and bowing the faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living with the dead?

⁶He is not here, but He is risen! Remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,

⁷saying, ‘It is necessary for the Son of Man to be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.’”

⁸And they remembered His words.

⁹And having returned from the tomb, they related all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.

¹⁰Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who were saying these things to the apostles.

¹¹And these words appeared before them like folly, and they did not believe them.

¹²But Peter, having risen up, ran to the tomb, and having stooped down, he sees only the linen strips. And he went away, wondering in himself at that having come to pass.

¹³And behold, on the same day, two of them were going to a village whose name is Emmaus, sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem.

¹⁴And they were talking with one another about all these things having taken place.

¹⁵And it came to pass, in their talking and reasoning, that Jesus Himself, having drawn near, was walking along with them.

¹⁶But their eyes were held not to know Him.

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

¹⁸And the one named Cleopas, answering, said to Him, “Are You alone visiting Jerusalem and have not known the things having come to pass in it in these days?”

¹⁹And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

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

²¹But we were hoping it is He who is about to redeem Israel. But indeed also with all these things, this brings the third day away from which these things came to pass.

²²But also, certain women out from us astonished us. Having been to the tomb early this morning

²³and not having found His body, they came declaring to have also seen a vision of angels, who say He is alive.

²⁴And some of those with us went to the tomb and found it thus, even as the women said. But Him they did not see.”

²⁵And He said to them, “O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets spoke!

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

²⁷And having begun from Moses and from all the Prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸And they drew near to the village where they were going, and He appeared to be going farther.

²⁹And they constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and now the day has declined.” And He entered in to abide with them.

³⁰And it came to pass, in His reclining with them, having taken the bread, that He blessed it; and having broken it, He began giving it to them.

³¹And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. And He, being seen, vanished from them.

³²And they said to one another, “Was not our heart burning within us as He was speaking with us on the road, as He was opening the Scriptures to us?”

³³And having risen up that same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the Eleven and those with them gathered together,

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

³⁵And they began relating the things on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶And in their telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and says to them, “Peace to you.”

³⁷But having been terrified, and having been filled with fear, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

³⁸And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts come up in your hearts?

³⁹See My hands and My feet, that I am He. Touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me having.”

⁴⁰And having said this, He showed to them the hands and the feet.

⁴¹And in their still disbelieving from joy and wondering, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

⁴²And they gave to Him part of a broiled fish.

⁴³And having taken, He ate before them.

⁴⁴And He said to them, “These are My words, which I spoke to you being still with you, that it is necessary to be fulfilled all things having been written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms.”

⁴⁵Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures.

⁴⁶And He said to them, “Thus it has been written: The Christ was to suffer and to rise out from the dead on the third day,

⁴⁷and repentance and forgiveness of sins are to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, having begun from Jerusalem.

⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things.

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

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

⁵¹And it came to pass, in His blessing them, that He was separated from them and was carried up into heaven.

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

⁵³and they were through all time in the temple, blessing God.