^aNow 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 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, ^atwo men suddenly ^bstood near them in dazzling clothing, 5 and when 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 when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now ^aMary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the rest of the women with them were there; they were telling these things to ^bthe apostles. 11 But these words appeared ¹to them as nonsense, and they ^awere not believing them. 12 But Peter stood up and ^aran to the tomb; and stooping to look in, he *saw the linen wrappings ¹only. And he went away ^bby himself, marveling at what had happened.

13 And behold, ^atwo of them were going that same day to a village named Emmaus, which was ¹sixty stadia from Jerusalem. 14 And they were conversing with each other about all these things which had happened. 15 And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus Himself approached and was going with them. 16 But ^atheir eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. 17 And He said to them, “What are these words that you are discussing with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 And 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 mighty ^bprophet 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 astounded us. ^aWhen they were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and not finding 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 said, but Him they did not see.” 25 And He said to them, “O foolish ones 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 interpreted 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 strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day ¹is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. 30 And it happened that when He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ^ablessed it, and after breaking it, He was giving it to them. 31 Then their ^aeyes were opened and they recognized Him. And He vanished from ¹their sight. 32 And they said to one another, “¹Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^awas opening the Scriptures to us?” 33 And they stood up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^afound gathered together the eleven and ^bthose with them, 34 who were saying, “^aThe Lord has really risen and ^bhas appeared to Simon.” 35 And they were relating ¹their experiences on the road and how ^aHe was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

36 Now while they were telling these things, ^aHe Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But being startled and frightened, they were thinking 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 And while they still ^awere not believing because of their joy and were still marveling, 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 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 lifting up His hands, He blessed them. 51 And it happened that 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 blessing 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 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, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared to finish anointing the body. Matt 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; John 20:1-8 2 And they found the large, circular stone rolled back from the tomb, 3 but when they went inside, they did not find the body of ^athe Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed and wondering about this, suddenly, ^atwo men in dazzling clothing ^bstood near them; 5 and as the women were terrified and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living One among the dead? 6 He is not here, but ^ahas risen. Remember how He told 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 death to life.” Ps 16:10 8 And ^athey remembered His words, 9 and after returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven apostles and to all the rest. 10 Now they were ^aMary Magdalene and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ^bthe apostles. 11 But their report seemed to them like idle talk and nonsense, and they ^awould not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ^aran to the tomb. Stooping at the small entrance and looking in, he saw only the linen ¹wrappings; and he ^bwent away, wondering about what had happened. John 20:3-6

13 And then, that very day ^atwo of them were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about ¹seven miles from Jerusalem. Mark 16:12 14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. 15 While they were talking and discussing it, Jesus Himself came up and began walking with them. 16 But ^atheir eyes were miraculously prevented from recognizing Him. 17 Then Jesus asked them, “What are you discussing with one another as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking brokenhearted. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, “Are you the only stranger visiting Jerusalem who is unaware of the things which have happened here in these recent days?” 19 He asked, “What things?” And they replied, “The things about ^aJesus of Nazareth, who was a ^bprophet powerful 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 were hoping that it was He who was going to ^aredeem Israel and set our nation free. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened. 22 And also some of the women among us shocked us. ^aThey were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and they did not find His body. Then they came back, saying that they had even 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 had said, but they did not see Him.” 25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to trust and believe in everything that ^athe prophets have spoken! 26 ^aWas it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and only then to enter His glory?” 27 Then beginning with ^aMoses and throughout all the writings of the ^bprophets, He explained and interpreted for them the things referring to Himself found in all the Scriptures.

28 Then they approached the village where they were going, and ^aHe acted as if He were going farther. 29 But they urged Him not to go on, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening, and the day has just about ended.” So He went inside to stay with them. 30 And it happened that as He 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 suddenly opened by God and they clearly recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. 32 They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and ^aopening the Scriptures to us?” 33 They got up that very hour and went back to Jerusalem, and ^afound the eleven apostles gathered together and ^bthose who were with them, 34 saying, “^aThe Lord has really risen and ^bhas appeared to Simon Peter!” 35 They began describing in detail what had happened on the road, and how ^aJesus was recognized by them when He broke the bread.

36 While they were talking about this, ^aJesus Himself suddenly stood among them and said to them, “Peace be to you.” 37 But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing ^aa spirit. 38 And He said, “Why are you troubled, and why are doubts rising in your hearts? 39 ^aLook at the marks in My hands and My feet, and see that it is I Myself. ^bTouch Me and see; a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.” John 20:20-27 40 After saying this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still ^adid not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “^bDo you have anything here to eat?” 42 They gave Him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and He took it and ^aate it in front of them. Acts 10:40, 41

44 Then He said to them, “^aThis is what I told you while I was still with you, everything which has been written about Me in the ^1bLaw of Moses and the writings of the Prophets and ^cthe Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He ^aopened their minds to help them understand the Scriptures, 46 and said, “^aAnd so it is written, that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) would suffer and ^brise from the dead on the third day, Hos 6:2 47 and that ^arepentance necessary for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to ^ball the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are ^awitnesses of these things. 49 Listen carefully: ^aI am sending the Promise of My Father the Holy Spirit upon you; but ^byou are to remain in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.” John 14:26; Acts 1:4

50 Then He led them out as far as ^aBethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them. Matt 21:17; Acts 1:9-12 51 While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy fully understanding that He lives and that He is the Son of God; 53 and they were continually in the temple blessing and praising 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.