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.

24:2  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

24:3  but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

24:4  While they felt perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

24:5  and as the women felt terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

24:6  "You will not find Him here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He still lived in Galilee,

24:7  saying that the authorities must deliver the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men, and suffer crucifixion, and the third day rise again."

24:8  And they remembered His words,

24:9  and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

24:10  Now they included Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them told these things to the apostles.

24:11  But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

24:12  But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.

24:13  And behold, two of them went out that very day to a village named Emmaus, which located about seven miles from Jerusalem.

24:14  And they talked with each other about all these things which had taken place.

24:15  While they talked and discussed, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.

24:16  But their eyes could not recognize Him.

24:17  And He said to them, "What words do you exchange with one another as you walked?" And they stood still, looking sad.

24:18  One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Have you visited Jerusalem and remained unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"

24:19  And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who lived as a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

24:20  and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

24:21  "But we hoped that it would redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it has neared the third day since these things happened.

24:22  "But also some women among us amazed us. When they arrived at the tomb early in the morning,

24:23  and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He lived.

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

24:25  And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

24:26  "Did it not seem necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"

24:27  Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

24:28  And they approached the village where they wanted to go, and He acted as though He would go farther.

24:29  But they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it drew close toward evening, and the day had now drawn to a close." So He went in to stay with them.

24:30  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.

24:31  Then their eyes opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

24:32  They said to one another, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He spoke to us on the road, while He explained the Scriptures to us?"

24:33  And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who dwelled with them,

24:34  saying, "The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon."

24:35  They began to relate their experiences on the road and how they recognized them in the breaking of the bread.

24:36  While they talked about these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, "I bring peace to you."

24:37  But they felt startled and frightened and thought that they saw a spirit.

24:38  And He said to them, "Why do you trouble yourselves, and why does doubt arise in your hearts?

24:39  "See My hands and My feet, You see Me; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

24:40  And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

24:41  While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

24:42  They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;

24:43  and He took it and ate it before them.

24:44  Now He said to them, "These words I spoke to you while I still lived with you, that all things which scriptures say about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must find fulfillment."

24:45  Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

24:46  and He said to them, "Thus the scriptures say, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,

24:47  and that His disciples would proclaim repentance for forgiveness of sins in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

24:48  "You witness these things.

24:49  "And behold, I send forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you must stay in the city until you become clothed with power from on high."

24:50  And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

24:51  While He blessed them, He parted from them and became carried up into heaven.

24:52  And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

24:53  and remained continually in the temple praising God.