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Luke Chapter 24 024:001 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. 024:002 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 024:003 They entered in, and didn't find the Lord Jesus' body. 024:004 It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. 024:005 Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth.
They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? 024:006 He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, 024:007 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?" 024:008 They remembered his words, 024:009 returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 024:010 Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James.
The other women with them told these things to the apostles. 024:011 These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn't believe them. 024:012 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. 024:013 Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia{60 stadia = about 11 kilometers or about 7 miles.} from Jerusalem.
024:014 They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened. 024:015 It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Jesus himself came near, and went with them. 024:016 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
024:017 He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?" 024:018 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?" 024:019 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; 024:020 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
024:021 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. 024:022 Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb; 024:023 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.
024:024 Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn't see him." 024:025 He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 024:026 Didn't the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?" 024:027 Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
024:028 They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further. 024:029 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. 024:030 It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them. 024:031 Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.
024:032 They said one to another, "Weren't our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?" 024:033 They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, 024:034 saying, "The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" 024:035 They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
024:036 As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you." 024:037 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 024:038 He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? 024:039 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." 024:040 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
024:041 While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 024:042 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. 024:043 He took them, and ate in front of them. 024:044 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." 024:045 Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
024:046 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, 024:047 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 024:048 You are witnesses of these things. 024:049 Behold, I send forth the promise of my Father on you.
But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high." 024:050 He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 024:051 It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven. 024:052 They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 024:053 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.