Luke 24

¹On the first day of the week, at the first light of dawn, the women came to the tomb carrying the aromatic oils they had prepared. ²They found the stone already rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴It happened that while they were utterly perplexed by this, behold, two men stood by them in clothing that flashed like lightning. ⁵As the women became terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead? ⁶He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember how he spoke to you while he was still 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 on the third day to rise again.’"

⁸Then they remembered his words, ⁹and returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; the other women with them were also telling these things to the apostles. ¹¹But these words appeared to them like nonsense, and they refused to believe the women. ¹²Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb; stooping down, he saw only the linen cloths. Then he went away by himself, wondering at what had happened.

¹³And behold, on that very day, two of them were traveling to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, ¹⁴and they were conversing with each other about all these things that had occurred. ¹⁵It happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself approached and began traveling with them, ¹⁶but their eyes were restrained so as not to recognize him. ¹⁷He said to them, "What are these words you are tossing back and forth to each other as you walk?" They stood still, looking dismal.

¹⁸One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"

¹⁹He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man—a prophet powerful in deed and word before God and all the people; ²⁰and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. ²¹But we were hoping that he was the one destined to liberate Israel. What is more, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²²Moreover, some women from our group astounded us; they were at the tomb early this morning, ²³and when they did not find his body, they came saying they had even seen a vision of angels who say that he is alive. ²⁴Some of those with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."

²⁵Then he said to them, "O senseless ones, and slow in heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and so enter into his glory?" ²⁷And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted thoroughly for them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸As they approached the village where they were traveling, he acted as if he were going further. ²⁹But they strongly urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day has already declined." So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰And it happened that while he was reclining at table with them, he took the bread, blessed it, and after breaking it, he began giving it to them. ³¹Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. ³²They said to each other, "Was not our heart burning within us while he was speaking to us on the road, as he opened the Scriptures to us?"

³³They got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the Eleven and those with them gathered together, ³⁴saying, "The Lord has really been raised, and he has appeared to Simon!" ³⁵Then they explained what had happened on the road, and how he became known to them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶While they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood in their midst. ³⁷They were startled and terrified, thinking they were seeing a spirit. ³⁸He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings arise in your hearts? ³⁹Look at 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." ⁴⁰Having said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹While they were still disbelieving for joy and wondering, he said to them, "Do you have anything edible here?" ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³and taking it, he ate in their presence.

⁴⁴Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you: that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled." ⁴⁵Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah should suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and that turning to God for the release of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all the nations—beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

⁵⁰Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵²And they, having bowed down in worship before him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³and were continually in the Temple courts blessing God.