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And on the first day of the week, early in the morning, they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
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But they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher.
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And entering in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about it, behold, two men stood by them in flashing cloaks.
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And as they were in fear, and inclined their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek Him who lives, among the dead?
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He is not here, but is risen; remember what He spoke to you when He was yet in Galilee,
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saying, The Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.
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And they remembered His sayings.
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And returning from the sepulcher, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
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But it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the rest of the women with them, who told these things to the apostles.
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And their sayings appeared before them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
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But Peter standing up ran up to the sepulcher, and stooping down, he looked at the sheets laid out alone; and he came away, marveling to himself at what had come to pass.
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And behold, two of them were going that same day to a village which is named Emmaus, away from Jerusalem sixty stadia.
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And they conversed with one another of all these things which had happened.
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And it came to pass as they conversed, and were disputing, Jesus Himself, being near, went with them.
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But their eyes were held so that they did not know Him.
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And He said to them, What words are these which you exchange with each another, while you walk and are sad?
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And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to Him, Art Thou only a sojourner in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?
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And He said to them, What things? And they said to Him, The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Man, a Prophet, powerful in deed and in word before God and all the people;
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and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to the judgment of death, and have crucified Him.
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But we hoped that it had been He who was to have redeemed Israel; but besides all this, today brings the third day since these things were done.
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But also, certain women from among us amazed us, who were early in the morning at the sepulcher.
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And not finding His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that He is alive.
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And certain of those who were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even as the women had said; but Him they saw not.
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And He said to them, O thoughtless, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to have entered into His glory?
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And beginning from Moses, and from all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
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And they drew near to the village whither they were going, and He made as though He would go further.
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And they pressed Him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And He came in to stay with them.
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And it came to pass, as He reclined with them, taking bread, He blessed it; and breaking, gave it to them.
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And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He became invisible to them.
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And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while He spoke to us in the way, and while He opened to us the Scriptures?
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And standing up in that same hour, they returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven assembled, and those who were with them,
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saying, The Lord has truly risen, and was seen by Simon.
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And they explained the things done in the way, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
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But as they spoke these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, Peace be to you.
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But being terrified and in fear, they thought that they beheld a spirit.
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And He said to them, Why are you disturbed, and Why do reasonings arise in your hearts?
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See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me and See, for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you behold Me having.
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And having said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.
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But while they yet believed not for joy, and marveled, He said to them, Have you here any food?
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And they gave Him a part of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb.
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And taking it, He did eat before them.
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And He said to them, These are the words which I spoke to 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.
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Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures,
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and He said to them, For so it is written, and so Christ ought to suffer, and to rise again from the dead the third day;
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and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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And you are witnesses of these things.
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And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you; but sit ye in the city of Jerusalem, until you put on power from on high.
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And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and lifting up His hands, He blessed them.
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And it came to pass, with His blessing them, He stood back from them, and was brought up into heaven.
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And they, having worshiped Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
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And they were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. 63
