Luke, 24

1. On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, they went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared.

1. 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. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

2. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

3. but on entering they could not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

3. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4. As they stood there puzzled about this, two men in brilliant clothes suddenly appeared at their side.

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

5. Terrified, the women bowed their heads to the ground. But the two said to them, 'Why look among the dead for someone who is alive?

5. 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. He is not here; he has risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee:

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

7. that the Son of man was destined to be handed over into the power of sinful men and be crucified, and rise again on the third day.'

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

8. And they remembered his words.

8. And they remembered his words,

9. And they returned from the tomb and told all this to the Eleven and to all the others.

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

10. The women were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. And the other women with them also told the apostles,

10. 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. but this story of theirs seemed pure nonsense, and they did not believe them.

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

12. Peter, however, went off to the tomb, running. He bent down and looked in and saw the linen cloths but nothing else; he then went back home, amazed at what had happened.

12. 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. Now that very same day, two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem,

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

14. and they were talking together about all that had happened.

14. And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15. And it happened that as they were talking together and discussing it, Jesus himself came up and walked by their side;

15. And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

16. but their eyes were prevented from recognising him.

16. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

17. He said to them, 'What are all these things that you are discussing as you walk along?' They stopped, their faces downcast.

17. And he said unto them, What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

18. Then one of them, called Cleopas, answered him, 'You must be the only person staying in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have been happening there these last few days.'

18. 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. He asked, 'What things?' They answered, 'All about Jesus of Nazareth, who showed himself a prophet powerful in action and speech before God and the whole people;

19. 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. and how our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified.

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

21. Our own hope had been that he would be the one to set Israel free. And this is not all: two whole days have now gone by since it all happened;

21. 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. and some women from our group have astounded us: they went to the tomb in the early morning,

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

23. and when they could not find the body, they came back to tell us they had seen a vision of angels who declared he was alive.

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. Some of our friends went to the tomb and found everything exactly as the women had reported, but of him they saw nothing.'

24. 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. Then he said to them, 'You foolish men! So slow to believe all that the prophets have said!

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

26. Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer before entering into his glory?'

26. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

27. Then, starting with Moses and going through all the prophets, he explained to them the passages throughout the scriptures that were about himself.

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

28. When they drew near to the village to which they were going, he made as if to go on;

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

29. but they pressed him to stay with them saying, 'It is nearly evening, and the day is almost over.' So he went in to stay with them.

29. 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. Now while he was with them at table, he took the bread and said the blessing; then he broke it and handed it to them.

30. 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. And their eyes were opened and they recognised him; but he had vanished from their sight.

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

32. Then they said to each other, 'Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?'

32. 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. They set out that instant and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven assembled together with their companions,

33. And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

34. who said to them, 'The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.'

34. Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

35. Then they told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised him at the breaking of bread.

35. And they told what things [were done] in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

36. They were still talking about all this when he himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you!'

36. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.

37. In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost.

37. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38. But he said, 'Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts stirring in your hearts?

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

39. See by my hands and my feet that it is I myself. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.'

39. 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 as he said this he showed them his hands and his feet.

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

41. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, as they were dumbfounded; so he said to them, 'Have you anything here to eat?'

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

42. And they offered him a piece of grilled fish,

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

43. which he took and ate before their eyes.

43. And he took [it], and did eat before them.

44. Then he told them, 'This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, was destined to be fulfilled.'

44. 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. He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

45. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

46. and he said to them, 'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,

46. 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. and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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

48. You are witnesses to this.

48. And ye are witnesses of these things.

49. 'And now I am sending upon you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city, then, until you are clothed with the power from on high.'

49. 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. Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and raising his hands he blessed them.

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

51. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven.

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

52. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy;

52. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

53. and they were continually in the Temple praising God.

53. And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.