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. |