²³ and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

^{24 Ref} And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

^{25 Ref} And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

^{26 Ref} Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

^{27 Ref} And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

^{28 Ref} And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

^{29 Ref} And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.

^{30 Ref} And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking `it' he gave to them.

^{31 Ref} And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

^{32 Ref} And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?

^{33 Ref} And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

^{34 Ref} saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

^{35 Ref} And they rehearsed the things `that happened' in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.