Luke 24:26–53

^26kWas it not necessary that ^lthe Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^mhis glory?” ²⁷And ⁿbeginning with ^oMoses and ^pall the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^qHe acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^rthe day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^sblessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31tAnd their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^uhe vanished from their sight. ³²They said to each other, ^v“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^wopened to us the Scriptures?” ³³And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^xfound the eleven and ^ythose who were with them gathered together, ³⁴saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^zhas appeared to Simon!” ³⁵Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^ahow he was known to them in ^bthe breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶As they were talking about these things, ^cJesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷But they were ^dstartled and ^efrightened and ^fthought they saw a spirit. ³⁸And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^gTouch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰And when he had said this, ^hhe showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹And while they still disbelieved ⁱfor joy and were marveling, ^jhe said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish,^{2 43}and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴Then he said to them, ^k“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^lthat everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵Then ^mhe opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶and said to them, “Thus ⁿit is written, ^othat the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^prise from the dead, ⁴⁷and that ^qrepentance for³ the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^rin his name ^sto all nations, ^tbeginning from Jerusalem. ^48uYou are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I am sending ^vthe promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^ware clothed with ^xpower ^yfrom on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰And ^zhe led them out as far as ^aBethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹While he blessed them, ^bhe parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵²And they ^cworshiped him and ^zreturned to Jerusalem ^dwith great joy, ⁵³and ^ewere continually in the temple ^fblessing God.