Luke 24
1 And on the first [day] of the weeks, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, carrying the spices they made ready, and certain [others] with them,
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2 and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb;
3 and having gone in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
and on entering they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in clothing—flashing [with light];
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, lo! two men stood by them in glittering apparel;
5 and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living with the dead?
and when they were terrified, and bowed their faces to the earth, the men said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but was raised; remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
He is not here, but hath risen. Remember how be spoke to you while yet in Galilee,
7 saying, It is necessary for the Son of Man to be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and to rise again [on] the third day.”
saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day.
8 And they remembered His sayings,
And they remembered his words.
9 and having turned back from the tomb, told all these things to the Eleven, and to all the rest.
And returning from the tomb, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 And it was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles,
It was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; and the other women with them told these things to the apostles.
11 and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.
And these words seemed to them as an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
12 And Peter having risen, ran to the tomb, and having stooped down he sees the linen clothes lying alone, and he went away to his own home, wondering at that having come to pass.
13 And behold, two of them were going on during that day to a village, being sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem, the name of which [is] Emmaus,
And lo! two of them were going the same day to a village called Emmaus, distant a hundred and sixty furlongs from Jerusalem.
14 and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.
And they were conversing together about all those things which had taken place.
15 And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus Himself, having come near, was going on with them,
And it came to pass, while they were conversing and reasoning, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16 and their eyes were restrained so as not to know Him,
But their eyes were restrained from knowing him.
17 and He said to them, “What [are] these words that you exchange with one another, walking, and you are sad?”
And he said to them, What discourse is this which ye have one with another, as ye are walking? And they stood sad.
18 And one, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to Him, “Are You alone visiting Jerusalem and have not known the things having come to pass in it in these days?”
And one, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Art thou the only sojourner in Jerusalem that doth not know the things which have come to pass there in these days?
19 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,
And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in word and deed before God and all the people;
20 how also the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to a judgment of death, and crucified Him;
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
21 and we were hoping that it is He who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing today since these things happened.
But we are hoping that it is he who is to redeem Israel; moreover, besides all this, it is the third day since these things were done.
22 And certain of our women also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,
And furthermore certain women of our company have amazed us; for going early to the tomb,
23 and having not found His body, they came, saying to have also seen an apparition of messengers who say He is alive,
they did not find his body, and came, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
24 and certain of those with us went away to the tomb, and found [it] so, even as the women said, and they did not see Him.”
And some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it to be as the women had said; but him they saw not.
25 And He said to them, “O inconsiderate and slow in heart to believe on all that the prophets spoke!
And he said to them, O dull of apprehension, and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken!
26 Was it not necessary [for] the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?”
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things, and enter into his glory?
27 And having begun from Moses, and from all the Prophets, He was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about Himself.
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they came near to the village to where they were going, and He made an appearance of going on further,
And they drew near to the village whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further.
29 and they constrained Him, saying, “Remain with us, for it is toward evening,” and the day declined, and He went in to remain with them.
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us, for it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to stay with them.
30 And it came to pass, in His reclining with them, having taken the bread, He blessed, and having broken, He was giving to them,
And it came to pass, as he was at table with them, that he took the bread, and blessed it, and broke and gave it to them.
31 and their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, and He became unseen by them.
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Was our heart not burning within us as He was speaking to us in the way, and as He was opening the Writings up to us?”
And they said one to another, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us on the way, while he opened to us the Scriptures?
33 And they, having risen up the same hour, turned back to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven gathered together, and those with them,
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together,
34 saying, “The Lord was indeed raised, and was seen by Simon”;
saying, The Lord hath risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35 and they were expounding the things in the way, and how He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread,
And they told what had happened on the way, and how he became known to them in the breaking of the bread.
36 and as they are speaking these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, “Peace to you”;
And while they were thus speaking, he himself stood in the midst of them.
37 and being amazed, and becoming frightened, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.
38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do reasonings come up in your hearts?
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 See My hands and My feet, that I am He; handle Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see Me having.”
See 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 having said this, He showed the hands and the feet to them,
41 and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, He said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?
42 And they gave to Him part of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb,
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
43 and having taken, He ate before them,
And he took and ate it before them.
44 and He said to them, “These [are] the words that I spoke to you, being yet with you, that it is necessary to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about Me.”
And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.
45 Then He opened up their understanding to understand the Writings,
Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures.
46 and He said to them, “Thus it has been written, and thus it was necessary [for] the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead [on] the third day,
And he said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should rise from the dead on the third day,
47 and conversion and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His Name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
and that repentance for the remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 and you are witnesses of these things.
Ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And behold, I send the promise of My Father on you, but you—abide in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
And I send forth upon you that which hath been promised by my Father; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high.
50 And He led them forth outside—to Bethany, and having lifted up His hands He blessed them,
And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
51 and it came to pass, in His blessing them, He was parted from them, and was carried up into Heaven;
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, that he parted from them.
52 and they, having worshiped Him, turned back to Jerusalem with great joy,
And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
and were continually in the temple, praising God.
