Luke 24:1–27

Resurrection Morning

24On ^zthe first day of the week, ^avery early in the morning, they ^bcame to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. ²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. ³They went in but did not find the body ^cof the Lord Jesus. ^d4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling ^eclothes. ⁵So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground. ^f

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men. ⁶“He is not here, but He has been resurrected! ^gRemember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, ^h7saying, ‘The ^•Son of Man must be betrayed ⁱinto the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise ^jon the third day’?” ⁸And they remembered His words.

⁹Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven ^kand to all the rest. ¹⁰Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, ^land the other women with them were telling the apostles ^mthese things. ¹¹But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe ⁿthe women. ¹²Peter, ^ohowever, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. ^pqSo he went home, amazed ^rat what had happened.

The Emmaus Disciples

¹³Now ^sthat same day two of them were on their way to a village called ^tEmmaus, which was about seven miles ^uvfrom Jerusalem. ^w14Together they were discussing everything that had taken place. ¹⁵And while they were discussing and arguing, Jesus Himself came near and began to walk along with them. ¹⁶But they ^xwere prevented from recognizing Him. ^y17Then He asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having ^zwith each other as you are walking?” And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.

¹⁸The one named Cleopas answered Him, “Are You the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?” ^a

¹⁹“What things?” He asked them.

So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, ^bwho was a Prophet ^cpowerful in action and speech ^dbefore God and all the people, ^e20and how our chief priests and leaders ^fhanded Him over to be sentenced to death, ^gand they crucified Him. ^h21But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem ⁱIsrael. Besides all this, it’s the third day ^jsince these things happened. ²²Moreover, some women from our group astounded us. They arrived early at the tomb, ²³and when they didn’t find His body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. ²⁴Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see Him.” ^k

²⁵He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken! ^l26Didn’t the ^•Messiah have to suffer ^mthese things and enter into His glory?” ⁿ²⁷Then beginning with Moses ^oand all the Prophets, ^pHe interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. ^q