¹ Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning+ , they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. ² And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. ³ And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout+ , see, two men stood by them in shining garments: ⁵ And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee, 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, ⁹ And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the others. ¹⁰ + It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things to the apostles. ¹¹ And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. ¹² Then arose Peter, and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he saw the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. ¹³ And, see, two of them went+ that same day to a village called+ Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about sixty stadiums. ¹⁴ And they talked together+ of all these things which had happened. 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 holden that they should not know him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that you have one to another, as you walk, and are sad? ¹⁸ And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things which are come to pass there+ in these days? ¹⁹ And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in+ deed and word before God and all the people: ²⁰ And how+ the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 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 Yes, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 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 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, O fools, and slow of heart to believe+ all that the prophets have spoken: ²⁶ should not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷ And beginning at Moses and+ all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. ²⁸ And they drew near to the village, where they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. 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 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 knew him; and he vanished+ out of their sight. 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 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, ³⁴ Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon. ³⁵ And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. ³⁶ And as they so spoke, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, Peace be to you. ³⁷ But they were terrified and affrighted+ , and supposed that they had seen a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ 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 see me have. ⁴⁰ And when he had so spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you here any meat? ⁴² And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb+ . ⁴³ And he took it, and did eat before them. ⁴⁴ 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. ⁴⁵ Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, ⁴⁶ And said to them, So+ it is written, and so it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: ⁴⁷ And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And you are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And, see, I send the promise of my Father on you: but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you be endued with power from on high. ⁵⁰ 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, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: ⁵³ And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.