^aPero el primer día de la semana, al rayar el alba, las mujeres vinieron al sepulcro trayendo las especias aromáticas que habían preparado. 2 Y encontraron que la piedra había sido removida del sepulcro, 3 y cuando entraron, no hallaron el cuerpo del Señor Jesús^a. 4 Y aconteció que estando ellas perplejas por esto, de pronto¹ se pusieron junto a ellas dos varones^a en vestiduras resplandecientes^b; 5 y estando ellas aterrorizadas e inclinados sus rostros a tierra, ellos les dijeron: ¿Por qué buscáis entre los muertos al que vive? 6 No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado^a. Acordaos cómo os habló cuando estaba aún en Galilea^b, 7 diciendo que el Hijo del Hombre debía ser entregado en manos de hombres pecadores, y ser crucificado, y al tercer día resucitar^a. 8 Entonces ellas se acordaron de sus palabras^a, 9 y regresando del sepulcro, anunciaron todas estas cosas a los once y a todos los demás. 10 Eran María Magdalena y Juana^a y María, la madre de Jacobo^1b; también las demás mujeres con ellas referían estas cosas a los apóstoles^c. 11 Y a¹ ellos estas palabras les parecieron como disparates, y no las creyeron^a. 12 Pero Pedro se levantó y corrió al sepulcro; e inclinándose para mirar adentro, vio*solo¹ las envolturas de lino^a; y se fue a su casa^b, maravillado de lo que había acontecido.

13 Y he aquí que aquel mismo día dos de ellos iban a una aldea^a llamada Emaús, que estaba como a once kilómetros¹ de Jerusalén. 14 Y conversaban entre sí acerca de todas estas cosas que habían acontecido. 15 Y sucedió que mientras conversaban y discutían, Jesús mismo se acercó y caminaba con ellos. 16 Pero sus ojos estaban velados¹ para que no le reconocieran^a. 17 Y Él les dijo: ¿Qué discusiones¹ son estas que tenéis entre vosotros mientras vais andando? Y ellos se detuvieron, con semblante triste. 18 Respondiendo uno de ellos, llamado Cleofas, le dijo: ¿Eres tú el único visitante en Jerusalén que no sabe¹ las cosas que en ella han acontecido en estos días? 19 Entonces Él les dijo: ¿Qué cosas? Y ellos le dijeron: Las referentes a Jesús el Nazareno^a, que fue un profeta^1b poderoso en obra y en palabra delante de Dios y de todo el pueblo; 20 y cómo los principales sacerdotes y nuestros gobernantes^a le entregaron a sentencia de muerte y le crucificaron. 21 Pero nosotros esperábamos que Él era el que iba a redimir a Israel^a. Pero además de todo esto, este es el tercer día desde que estas cosas acontecieron. 22 Y¹ también algunas mujeres de entre nosotros nos asombraron; pues cuando fueron de madrugada al sepulcro^a, 23 y al no hallar su cuerpo, vinieron diciendo que también habían visto una aparición de ángeles que decían que Él vivía. 24 Algunos de los que estaban con nosotros fueron al sepulcro, y lo hallaron tal como también las mujeres habían dicho; pero a Él no le vieron. 25 Entonces Jesús¹ les dijo: ¡Oh insensatos y tardos de corazón para creer todo lo que los profetas han dicho^a! 26 ¿No era necesario que el Cristo¹ padeciera todas estas cosas y entrara en su gloria^a? 27 Y comenzando por¹ Moisés^a y continuando con² todos los profetas^b, les explicó lo referente a Él en todas las Escrituras. 28 Se acercaron a la aldea adonde iban, y Él hizo como que iba más lejos^a. 29 Y ellos le instaron, diciendo: Quédate con nosotros, porque está atardeciendo, y el día ya ha declinado. Y entró a quedarse con ellos. 30 Y sucedió que al sentarse¹ a la mesa con ellos, tomó pan, y lo bendijo; y partiéndolo, les dio^a. 31 Entonces les fueron abiertos los ojos y le reconocieron^a; pero Él desapareció de la presencia de ellos. 32 Y se dijeron el uno al otro: ¿No ardía nuestro corazón dentro de nosotros mientras nos hablaba en el camino, cuando nos abría¹ las Escrituras^a? 33 Y levantándose en esa misma hora, regresaron a Jerusalén, y hallaron reunidos a los once^a y a los que estaban con ellos^b, 34 que decían: Es verdad que el Señor ha resucitado^a y se ha aparecido a Simón^b. 35 Y ellos contaban sus experiencias¹ en el camino, y cómo le habían reconocido en el partir del pan^a.

36 Mientras ellos relataban estas cosas, Jesús¹ se puso en medio de ellos^a, y les dijo: Paz a vosotros. 37 Pero ellos, aterrorizados y asustados, pensaron que veían un espíritu^a. 38 Y Él les dijo: ¿Por qué estáis turbados, y por qué surgen dudas en vuestro corazón? 39 Mirad mis manos y mis pies^a, que soy yo mismo; palpadme y ved^b, porque un espíritu no tiene carne ni huesos como veis que yo tengo. 40 Y cuando dijo esto, les mostró las manos y los pies. 41 Como ellos todavía no lo creían a causa de la alegría^a y que estaban asombrados, les dijo: ¿Tenéis aquí algo de comer^b? 42 Entonces ellos le presentaron parte de un pescado asado¹. 43 Y Él lo tomó y comió delante de ellos^a.

44 Y les dijo: Esto es lo que yo os decía^1a cuando todavía estaba con vosotros: que era necesario que se cumpliera todo lo que sobre mí está escrito en la ley de Moisés^b, en los profetas^c y en los salmos^d. 45 Entonces les abrió la mente para que comprendieran las Escrituras^a, 46 y les dijo: Así está escrito, que el Cristo¹ padeciera^a y resucitara de entre los muertos al tercer día^b; 47 y que en su nombre se predicara el arrepentimiento para el perdón¹ de los pecados^a a todas las naciones^b, comenzando desde Jerusalén. 48 Vosotros sois testigos de estas cosas^a. 49 Y he aquí, yo enviaré sobre vosotros la promesa de mi Padre^a; pero vosotros, permaneced en la ciudad hasta que seáis investidos con poder de lo alto^b.

50 Entonces los condujo fuera de la ciudad, hasta cerca de Betania^a, y alzando sus manos, los bendijo. 51 Y aconteció que mientras los bendecía, se separó de ellos y fue llevado arriba al cielo. 52 Ellos, después de adorarle, regresaron a Jerusalén con gran gozo, 53 y estaban siempre en el templo alabando¹ a Dios.

^aBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of ^athe Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^atwo men suddenly ^bstood near them in dazzling clothing; 5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? 6 He is not here, but He ^ahas ¹risen. Remember how He spoke to you ^bwhile He was still in Galilee, 7 saying that ^athe Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” 8 And ^athey remembered His words, 9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now they were ^aMary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ^bthe apostles. 11 But these words appeared ¹to them as nonsense, and they ^awould not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ^aran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings ¹only; and he went away ^bto his home, marveling at what had happened.

13 And behold, ^atwo of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was ¹about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. 16 But ^atheir eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. 17 And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You ¹the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?” 19 And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about ^aJesus the Nazarene, who was a ^bprophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, 20 and how the chief priests and our ^arulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him. 21 But we were hoping that it was He who was going to ^aredeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened. 22 But also some women among us amazed us. ^aWhen they were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” 25 And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^athe prophets have spoken! 26 ^aWas it not necessary for the ¹Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 Then beginning ¹with ^aMoses and ²with all the ^bprophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

28 And they approached the village where they were going, and ^aHe acted as though He were going farther. 29 But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ¹is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. 30 When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ^ablessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. 31 Then their ^aeyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ¹their sight. 32 They said to one another, “¹Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^awas ²explaining the Scriptures to us?” 33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^afound gathered together the eleven and ^bthose who were with them, 34 saying, “^aThe Lord has really risen and ^bhas appeared to Simon.” 35 They began to relate ¹their experiences on the road and how ^aHe was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

36 While they were telling these things, ^aHe Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing ^aa spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your ¹hearts? 39 ^aSee My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; ^btouch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still ^1acould not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “^bHave you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; 43 and He took it and ^aate it before them.

44 Now He said to them, “^aThese are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the ^bLaw of Moses and the Prophets and ^cthe Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He ^aopened their ¹minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, “^aThus it is written, that the ¹Christ would suffer and ^brise again from the dead the third day, 47 and that ^arepentance ¹for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ²in His name to ^ball the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are ^awitnesses of these things. 49 And behold, ^aI am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but ^byou are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

50 And He led them out as far as ^aBethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple ¹praising God.

^aBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of ^athe Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^atwo men suddenly ^bstood near them in gleaming clothing; 5 and as ¹the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you seeking the living One among the dead? 6 He is not here, but He ^ahas ¹risen. Remember how He spoke to you ^bwhile He was still in Galilee, 7 saying that ^athe Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise from the dead.” 8 And ^athey remembered His words, 9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 Now these women were ^aMary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ^bthe apostles. 11 But these words appeared ¹to them as nonsense, and they ^awould not believe ²the women. 12 Nevertheless, Peter got up and ^aran to the tomb; and when he stooped and looked in, he *saw the linen wrappings ¹only; and he went away ^bto his ²home, marveling at what had happened.

13 And behold, on that very day ^atwo of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was ¹sixty stadia from Jerusalem. 14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. 16 But ^atheir eyes were kept from recognizing Him. 17 And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they came to a stop, looking sad. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem ¹who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?” 19 And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about ^aJesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a ^bprophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, 20 and how the chief priests and our ^arulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him. 21 But we ¹were hoping that it was He who was going to ^aredeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 But also some women among us left us bewildered. ^aWhen they were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. 24 And so some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” 25 And then He said to them, “¹You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^athe prophets have spoken! 26 ^aWas it not necessary for the ¹Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?” 27 Then beginning ¹with ^aMoses and ²with all the ^bProphets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

28 And they approached the village where they were going, and ^aHe gave the impression that He was going farther. 29 And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ¹is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. 30 And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and ^ablessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. 31 And then their ^aeyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ¹their sight. 32 They said to one another, “¹Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^awas ²explaining the Scriptures to us?” 33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^afound the eleven gathered together and ^bthose who were with them, 34 saying, “^aThe Lord has really risen and ^bhas appeared to Simon!” 35 They began to relate ¹their experiences on the road, and how ^aHe was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.

36 Now while they were telling these things, ^aJesus Himself suddenly stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” 37 But they were startled and frightened, and thought that they were looking at ^aa spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why are doubts arising in your ¹hearts? 39 ^aSee My hands and My feet, that ¹it is I Myself; ^btouch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.” 40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still ^1acould not believe it because of their joy and astonishment, He said to them, “^bHave you anything here to eat?” 42 They served Him a piece of broiled fish; 43 and He took it and ^aate it in front of them.

44 Now He said to them, “^aThese are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things that are written about Me in the ^bLaw of Moses and the Prophets and ^cthe Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He ^aopened their ¹minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, “^aSo it is written, that the ¹Christ would suffer and ^brise from the dead on the third day, 47 and that ^arepentance ¹for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ²in His name to ^ball the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are ^awitnesses of these things. 49 And behold, ^aI am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but ^byou are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

50 And He led them out as far as ^aBethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple ¹praising God.