Luke 24:13–34

The Road to Emmaus

¹³And behold, ^atwo of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was ¹about seven miles from Jerusalem.

¹⁴And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.

¹⁵While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.

¹⁶But ^atheir eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

¹⁷And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.

¹⁸One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You ¹the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”

¹⁹And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about ^aJesus the Nazarene, who was a ^bprophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

²⁰and how the chief priests and our ^arulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

²¹“But we were hoping that it was He who was going to ^aredeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.

²²“But also some women among us amazed us. ^aWhen they were at the tomb early in the morning,

²³and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

²⁴“Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.”

²⁵And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^athe prophets have spoken!

²⁶“^aWas it not necessary for the ¹Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?”

²⁷Then beginning ¹with ^aMoses and with all the ^bprophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸And they approached the village where they were going, and ^aHe acted as though He were going farther.

²⁹But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ¹is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them.

³⁰When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ^ablessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

³¹Then their ^aeyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ¹their sight.

³²They said to one another, “¹Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^awas ²explaining the Scriptures to us?”

³³And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^afound gathered together the eleven and ^bthose who were with them,

³⁴saying, “^aThe Lord has really risen and ^bhas appeared to Simon.”