1 E arly in the morning on the first day of the week, the women went to the grave taking the spices they had made ready.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

2 T hey found the stone had been pushed away from the grave.

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

3 T hey went in but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.

4 W hile they wondered about what had happened, they saw two men standing by them in shining clothes.

While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

5 T hey were very much afraid and got down with their faces to the ground. The men said to them, “Why do you look for the living One among those who are dead?

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

6 H e is not here. He is risen. Do you not remember what He said to you when He was yet in Galilee?

He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,

7 H e said, ‘The Son of Man must be given over into the hands of sinful men. He must be nailed to a cross. He will rise again three days later.’”

saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”

8 T hey remembered what He had said.

They remembered his words,

9 W hen they came back from the grave, they told all these things to the eleven followers and to all the others.

returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

10 T hey were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James. Other women who were with them told these things to the followers also.

Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.

11 T heir words sounded like foolish talk. The followers did not believe them.

These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.

12 B ut Peter got up and ran to the grave. He got down to look in and saw only the linen clothes. Then he went away, surprised about what had happened. The Followers of Jesus Do Not Believe He Is Risen

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.

13 T hat same day two of His followers were going to the town of Emmaus. It was about a two-hour walk from Jerusalem.

Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.

14 T hey talked of all these things that had happened.

They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.

15 W hile they were talking together, Jesus Himself came and walked along with them.

While they talked and questioned together, Jesus himself came near, and went with them.

16 S omething kept their eyes from seeing Who He was.

But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

17 H e said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk?” They stood still and looked sad.

He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”

18 O ne of them, whose name was Cleopas, said to Him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who has not heard of the things that have happened here these days?”

One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”

19 J esus said to them, “What things?” They answered, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth. He was the great One Who spoke for God. He did powerful works and spoke powerful words in the sight of God and the people.

He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

20 A nd the religious leaders and the leaders of the people gave Him over to be killed and nailed Him to a cross.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

21 W e were hoping He was the One Who was going to make the Jewish people free. But it was three days ago when these things happened.

But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

22 “ Some of the women of our group have surprised us and made us wonder. They went to the grave early this morning.

Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;

23 T hey did not find His body. They came back saying they had seen angels in a special dream who said that He was alive.

and when they didn’t find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

24 S ome of those who were with us went to the grave and found it as the women had said. But they did not see Him.”

Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”

25 T hen Jesus said to them, “You foolish men. How slow you are to believe what the early preachers have said.

He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

26 D id not Christ have to go through these hard things to come into His shining-greatness?”

Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?”

27 J esus kept on telling them what Moses and all the early preachers had said about Him in the Holy Writings.

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

28 W hen they came to the town where they were going, Jesus acted as if He were going farther.

They came near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

29 B ut they said to Him, “Stay with us. It will soon be evening. The day is about over.” He went in to stay with them.

They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.

30 A s He sat at the table with them, He took the bread and gave thanks and broke it. Then He gave it to them.

When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

31 A nd their eyes were opened and they knew Him. Then He left them and could not be seen.

Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

32 T hey said to each other, “Were not our hearts filled with joy when He talked to us on the road about what the Holy Writings said?”

They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”

33 T hen they got up at once and went back to Jerusalem. They found the eleven followers together and others with them.

They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,

34 T hey said, “For sure the Lord is risen and was seen by Simon.”

saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”

35 T hen they told what had happened on the road and how they came to know Him when He broke the bread. Jesus Is Seen by the Other Ten Followers

They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

36 A s they talked, Jesus Himself stood among them. He said, “May you have peace.”

As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

37 B ut they were afraid and full of fear. They thought they saw a spirit.

But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 J esus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Why do you have doubts in your hearts?

He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?

39 L ook at My hands and My feet. See! It is I, Myself! Touch Me and see for yourself. A spirit does not have flesh and bones as I have.”

See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”

40 W hen Jesus had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

41 T hey still wondered. It was hard for them to believe it and yet it made them happy. Then He said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

42 T hey gave Jesus a piece of fish that had been cooked and some honey.

They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.

43 H e took it and ate it in front of them. Jesus Sends His Followers to Teach

He took them, and ate in front of them.

44 J esus said to them, “These are the things I told you while I was yet with you. All things written about Me in the Law of Moses and in the Books of the early preachers and in the Psalms must happen as they said they would happen.”

He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”

45 T hen He opened their minds to understand the Holy Writings.

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

46 H e said to them, “It is written that Christ should suffer and be raised from the dead after three days.

He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

47 I t must be preached that men must be sorry for their sins and turn from them. Then they will be forgiven. This must be preached in His name to all nations beginning in Jerusalem.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

48 Y ou are to tell what you have seen.

You are witnesses of these things.

49 S ee! I will send you what My Father promised. But you are to stay in Jerusalem until you have received power from above.” Jesus Goes to Be Beside His Father

Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

50 J esus led them out as far as Bethany. Then He lifted up His hands and prayed that good would come to them.

He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

51 A nd while He was praying that good would come to them, He went from them (and was taken up to heaven and

While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.

52 t hey worshiped Him). Then they went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

53 T hey spent all their time in the house of God honoring and giving thanks to God.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.