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,
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 and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 and having gone in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.
4 And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in clothing—flashing [with light];
While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
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?
Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but was raised; remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still 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 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 And they remembered His sayings,
They remembered his words,
9 and having turned back from the tomb, told all these things to the Eleven, and to all the rest.
returned from the tomb, and 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,
Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. 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.
These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t 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.
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 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,
Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
14 and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.
They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.
15 And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus Himself, having come near, was going on with them,
While they talked and questioned together, Jesus himself came near, and went with them.
16 and their eyes were restrained so as not to know Him,
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
17 and He said to them, “What [are] these words that you exchange with one another, walking, and you are sad?”
He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are 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?”
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 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,
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 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 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 And certain of our women also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,
Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at 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,
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 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.”
Some of us went to the tomb and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”
25 And He said to them, “O inconsiderate and slow in heart to believe on all that the prophets spoke!
He said to them, “Foolish people, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Was it not necessary [for] the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?”
Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to 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.
Beginning from Moses and from 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,
They came near to the village where they were going, and he acted like 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.
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 And it came to pass, in His reclining with them, having taken the bread, He blessed, and having broken, He was giving to them,
When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them.
31 and their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, and He became unseen by them.
Their eyes were opened and they recognized him; then 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?”
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 And they, having risen up the same hour, turned back to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven gathered together, and those with them,
They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,
34 saying, “The Lord was indeed raised, and was seen by Simon”;
saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has 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,
They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by 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”;
As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
37 and being amazed, and becoming frightened, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.
But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do reasonings come up in your hearts?
He said to them, “Why are you troubled? 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 truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
40 And having said this, He showed the hands and the feet to them,
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
41 and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, 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 And they gave to Him part of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb,
They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
43 and having taken, He ate before them,
He took them, and ate in front of 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.”
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 Then He opened up their understanding to understand the Writings,
Then he opened their minds, 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,
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 and conversion and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His Name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 and you are witnesses of these things.
You 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.”
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 And He led them forth outside—to Bethany, and having lifted up His hands He blessed them,
He led them out as far as 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;
While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
52 and they, having worshiped Him, turned back to Jerusalem with great joy,
They worshiped him and 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 and blessing God. Amen.
