Luke 24:1-34

¹Very early on the first day of the week, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they'd prepared.

²They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance to the tomb,

³but when they went in they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴While they were wondering what was going on, two men suddenly appeared dressed in clothes that shone brilliantly.

⁵The women were terrified and bowed down, their faces on the ground. They said to the women, “Why are you looking for someone who is alive among the dead?

⁶He's not here; he's risen from the dead! Remember what he told you while you were still in Galilee:

⁷‘The Son of man must be betrayed into the hands of evil men, be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

⁸Then they remembered what he'd said.

⁹When they returned from the tomb they reported all that had happened to the eleven disciples and to all the others.

¹⁰Those who told the apostles what had happened were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women with them.

¹¹But it seemed like nonsense to them, so they didn't believe the women.

¹²However, Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Bending down, he looked in and saw only the linen grave-clothes. So he went back home, wondering what had happened.

¹³The same day two disciples were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

¹⁴They were talking about all that had happened.

¹⁵As they discussed and debated, Jesus came up and fell into step with them.

¹⁶But they were kept from recognizing him.

¹⁷“What are you discussing as you walk along?” he asked them. They stopped, their faces sad.

¹⁸One of them, called Cleopas, replied, “Are you just visiting Jerusalem? You must be the only person who doesn't know the things that have happened in the past few days.”

¹⁹“What things?” Jesus asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet who spoke powerfully and performed great miracles before God and all the people.

²⁰But our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.

²¹We had hoped he was the one who was going to rescue Israel. It's been three days now since all this happened.

²²But then some of the women in our group surprised us.

²³At dawn they went to the tomb and they didn't find his body. They came back saying that they'd seen a vision of angels who told them he's alive.

²⁴Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women said—but they didn't see him.”

²⁵Jesus told them, “You're so dull! How slow you are to trust in all that the prophets said!

²⁶Didn't the Messiah have to suffer before he could enter into his glory?”

²⁷Then, starting with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them everything that was said in Scripture about himself.

²⁸As they approached the village they were going to, Jesus made it seem as if he was going farther.

²⁹But they urged him, saying, “Please come and stay with us. It's getting late—the day is almost over.” So he went to stay with them.

³⁰When he sat down to eat with them, he took the bread and gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them.

³¹Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. Then he disappeared from view.

³²The two disciples said to each other, “Weren't our thoughts on fire when he spoke to us, as he explained the Scriptures to us?”

³³They got up right away and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and those who were with them meeting together,

³⁴who said, “The Lord has really risen again! He has appeared to Simon.”