1 On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they hadprepared, and some other women were with them.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3 but when they went in, they did not find the bodyof the Lord Jesus.
4 While they weregreatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.
5 The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
7 that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
8 Then they remembered his words.
9 When they returned from the tomb, they told all these things to the eleven and to all the others.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.
11 Buttheir words came across to the apostles as nonsense, and they did not believe them.
12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped down to look in, he sawthe linen cloths lying there by themselves. So he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
13 That same day two of Jesus' disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 As they were talking and discussing these things, Jesus himself drew near and went along with them,
16 but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
17 He said to them,
18 Thenthe one whose name was Cleopas answered him, “Are yoʋ the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these last few days?”
19 He said to them,So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth,who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him.
21 But we had hoped that he was the one who would redeem Israel.And besides all this,today is now the third day since these things happened.
22 Moreover, some women from our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it to be so, just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”
25 Then Jesus said to them,
27 And beginning from Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them the things written about himself in all the Scriptures.
28 As they drew near to the village where they were headed, Jesus acted as if he were going farther.
29 But they urged him not to do so, saying, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening, and the dayis drawing to a close.” So he went in to stay with them.
30 As he was reclining at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.
32 They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burningwithin us as he spoke to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”
33 So they rose that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the eleven gathered together with their companions,
34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon!”
35 Then they began describing what had happened on the road, and how Jesus had been made known to them when he broke the bread.
36 As they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood amongthem and said to them,
37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they had seen a spirit.
38 Then he said to them,
40 After saying this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
41 And while they were still amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he said to them,
42 So they gave him a piece of broiledfish and some honeycomb.
43 And he took them and ate in their presence.
44 Then he said to them,
45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures
46 and said to them,
50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
51 While he was blessing them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
52 So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
53 And they were continually in the temple courts,praising and blessing God.