^{1 Ref} But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.

^{2 Ref} And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

^{3 Ref} And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

^{4 Ref} And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

^{5 Ref} And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

^{6 Ref} He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,

^{7 Ref} The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.

^{8 Ref} And his words came back into their minds,

^{9 Ref} And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

^{10 Ref} Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles.

^{11 Ref} But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.

^{12 Ref} But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

^{13 Ref} And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

^{14 Ref} And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place.

^{15 Ref} And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them.

^{16 Ref} But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

^{17 Ref} And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?

^{18 Ref} Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?

^{19 Ref} And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

^{20 Ref} And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

^{21 Ref} But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;

^{22 Ref} And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

²³ And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

^{24 Ref} And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

^{25 Ref} And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.

^{26 Ref} Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?

^{27 Ref} And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.

^{28 Ref} And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;

^{29 Ref} But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.

^{30 Ref} And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.

^{31 Ref} And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

^{32 Ref} And they said to one another, Were not our hearts burning in us while he was talking to us on the way, making clear to us the holy Writings?

^{33 Ref} And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.

^{34 Ref} And they said to them, The Lord has truly come back to life again, and Simon has seen him.

^{35 Ref} And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.

^{36 Ref} And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

^{37 Ref} But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

^{38 Ref} And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?

^{39 Ref} See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.

⁴⁰ And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.

^{41 Ref} And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

⁴² And they gave him a bit of cooked fish.

^{43 Ref} And before their eyes he took a meal.

^{44 Ref} And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.

^{45 Ref} Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.

^{46 Ref} And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;

^{47 Ref} And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.

^{48 Ref} You are witnesses of these things.

^{49 Ref} And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.

^{50 Ref} And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

^{51 Ref} And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

^{52 Ref} And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

^{53 Ref} And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.

^{1 Ref} And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain `others' with them,

^{2 Ref} and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,

^{3 Ref} and having gone in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

^{4 Ref} And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

^{5 Ref} and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, `Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

^{6 Ref} he is not here, but was raised; remember how he spake to you, being yet in Galilee,

^{7 Ref} saying -- It behoveth the Son of Man to be delivered up to the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.'

^{8 Ref} And they remembered his sayings,

^{9 Ref} and having turned back from the tomb told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

^{10 Ref} And it was the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women with them, who told unto the apostles these things,

^{11 Ref} and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.

^{12 Ref} And Peter having risen, did run to the tomb, and having stooped down he seeth the linen clothes lying alone, and he went away to his own home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

^{13 Ref} And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which `is' Emmaus,

^{14 Ref} and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.

^{15 Ref} And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus himself, having come nigh, was going on with them,

^{16 Ref} and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

^{17 Ref} and he said unto them, `What `are' these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

^{18 Ref} And the one, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, `Art thou alone such a stranger in Jerusalem, that thou hast not known the things that came to pass in it in these days?'

^{19 Ref} And he said to them, `What things?' And they said to him, `The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who became a man -- a prophet -- powerful in deed and word, before God and all the people,

^{20 Ref} how also the chief priests and our rulers did deliver him up to a judgment of death, and crucified him;

^{21 Ref} and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.

^{22 Ref} `And certain women of ours also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,

²³ and not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen an apparition of messengers, who say he is alive,

^{24 Ref} and certain of those with us went away unto the tomb, and found as even the women said, and him they saw not.'

^{25 Ref} And he said unto them, `O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!

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

^{27 Ref} and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.

^{28 Ref} And they came nigh to the village whither they were going, and he made an appearance of going on further,

^{29 Ref} and they constrained him, saying, `Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

^{30 Ref} And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken, he was giving to them,

^{31 Ref} and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

^{32 Ref} And they said one to another, `Was not our heart burning within us, as he was speaking to us in the way, and as he was opening up to us the Writings?'

^{33 Ref} And they, having risen up the same hour, turned back to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven, and those with them,

^{34 Ref} saying -- `The Lord was raised indeed, and was seen by Simon;'

^{35 Ref} and they were telling the things in the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread,

^{36 Ref} and as they are speaking these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, `Peace -- to you;'

^{37 Ref} and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

^{38 Ref} And he said to them, `Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?

^{39 Ref} see my hands and my feet, that I am he; handle me and see, because a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having.'

⁴⁰ And having said this, he shewed to them the hands and the feet,

^{41 Ref} and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, he said to them, `Have ye anything here to eat?'

⁴² and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

^{43 Ref} and having taken, he did eat before them,

^{44 Ref} and he said to them, `These `are' the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'

^{45 Ref} Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,

^{46 Ref} and he said to them -- `Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,

^{47 Ref} and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

^{48 Ref} and ye -- ye are witnesses of these things.

^{49 Ref} `And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye -- abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'

^{50 Ref} And he led them forth without -- unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,

^{51 Ref} and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;

^{52 Ref} and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,

^{53 Ref} and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

^{1 Ref} Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

^{2 Ref} And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

^{3 Ref} And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

^{4 Ref} And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

^{5 Ref} And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

^{6 Ref} He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

^{7 Ref} Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

^{8 Ref} And they remembered his words,

^{9 Ref} And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

^{10 Ref} It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

^{11 Ref} And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

^{12 Ref} Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

^{13 Ref} And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

^{14 Ref} And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

^{15 Ref} And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

^{16 Ref} But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

^{17 Ref} And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

^{18 Ref} And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

^{19 Ref} And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

^{20 Ref} And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

^{21 Ref} But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

^{22 Ref} Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

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

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

^{25 Ref} Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

^{26 Ref} Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

^{27 Ref} And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

^{28 Ref} And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

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

^{30 Ref} And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and 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, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

^{33 Ref} And they rose up the same 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 told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

^{36 Ref} And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

^{37 Ref} But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

^{38 Ref} And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

^{39 Ref} Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

⁴⁰ And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

^{41 Ref} And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

⁴² And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

^{43 Ref} And he took it, and did eat before them.

^{44 Ref} And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

^{45 Ref} Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

^{46 Ref} And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

^{47 Ref} And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

^{48 Ref} And ye are witnesses of these things.

^{49 Ref} And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

^{50 Ref} And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

^{51 Ref} And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

^{52 Ref} And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

^{53 Ref} And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.