Luke

¹On the first day of the week,⁹⁶⁴ at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. ²But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. ³So they entered in and did not find the body⁹⁶⁵ of the Lord Jesus. ⁴And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. ⁵Terrified, the women bowed their faces to the ground.

The two men⁹⁶⁶ said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶He is not here, but he is risen!⁹⁶⁷ Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, ⁷saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and [on] ”the third day rise again.”

⁸Then they remembered Jesus’⁹⁶⁸ words. ⁹Returning from the tomb, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the others. ¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary [the mother] of James,⁹⁶⁹ and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. ¹¹But their words seemed to be nonsense to them, and they did not believe them. ¹²However, Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves. He returned to his home, wondering what had taken place.⁹⁷⁰

Appearance on the road to Emmaus

¹³It then happened that two of the disciples were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia⁹⁷¹ from Jerusalem. ¹⁴They were talking with each other about all of these things which had taken place. ¹⁵And as they were talking together and discussing this, Jesus himself came near and went along with them. ¹⁶However, their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷He asked them, “What are you talking about as you walk?” And they stopped walking, looking sad.

¹⁸One of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger⁹⁷² in Jerusalem who does not know what has happened there in these days?”

¹⁹”What things?” he asked them.

They replied, “The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene! He was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; ²⁰and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and had him crucified. ²¹But we were hoping that he was the one who would redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things have taken place. ²²Also, certain women of our company have puzzled⁹⁷³ us: having arrived early at the tomb, ²³they did not find his body. And they came back saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive! ²⁴Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”

²⁵He said to them, “You foolish men! So slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” ²⁷And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. ²⁸As they were approaching the village where they were going, he acted like he would continue on his way.

²⁹”Stay with us!” they urged him, saying, “It is almost evening, and the day is almost over!”

So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰Now it happened that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them. ³¹And their eyes were opened; they knew⁹⁷⁴ him, and he vanished out of their sight. ³²Then they said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?” ³³They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together and [also] those who were with them. ³⁴They were saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵Then the two related what had happened along the way, and how they had recognized him in the breaking of the bread.

Appearance to the disciples

³⁶As they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them⁹⁷⁵ and said to them, “Peace be to you!”

³⁷But they were startled and frightened, supposing that they had seen a spirit.

³⁸He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see! A spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.^{976 41}While they still did not believe for joy and were perplexed, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

⁴²They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and a honeycomb from a beehive.^{977 43}He took them, and ate in front of them. ⁴⁴He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that everything written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms⁹⁷⁸ concerning me must be fulfilled.”

⁴⁵He then opened their minds, so that they might understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶He said to them, “This is what is written, that it was necessary for the Christ⁹⁷⁹ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, ⁴⁷and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his Name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸And you are witnesses of these things! ⁴⁹Behold, I send the promise⁹⁸⁰ of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰He led them out as far as Bethany, lifted up his hands, and blessed them. ⁵¹It happened, while he was blessing them, that he withdrew⁹⁸¹ from them⁹⁸² and was carried up into heaven.^{983 52}They expressed adoration to⁹⁸⁴ him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; ⁵³and they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.⁹⁸⁵

964. Literally “on the first of the sabbaths” (day is often implied in Greek)
965. Codex Bezae (D) and some old Latin manuscripts omit “of the Lord Jesus”
966. Greek “they”
967. Codex Bezae (D) and some old Latin manuscripts omit “He is not here, but he is risen!”
968. Greek “his”
969. This James could be James of Jerusalem, James of Alphaeus (one of the Twelve) or another James. See Appendix E.
970. Codex Bezae (D) and some old Latin manuscripts omit this verse.
971. 60 stadia = about 11 kilometers or about 7 miles.
972. Or “foreigner”
973. Or “amazed”
974. Or “recognized”
975. Codex Bezae (D) and various old Latin witnesses omit “and said to them, ‘Peace be to you’”
976. Codex Bezae (D), as well as the Curetonian and Sinaitic Syriac versions, omit this verse.
977. CT omits “and a honeycomb from a beehive”
978. Notice the broad tripartite definition of the Old Testament
979. Or “Messiah”
980. Or “pledge”
981. Or “departed”
982. א* and Codex Bezae (D), along with the Sinaitic Syriac and many old Latin manuscripts, omit the rest of the verse.
983. Or “the sky”
984. proskuneo can also be translated “worship (in the broad sense),” “venerate,” “fall down in reverence,” “do obeisance” (see NT introduction regarding proskuneo)
985. CT omits “Amen” and “praising and” in the same verse