Luke 24:35–49

³⁵Then the two of them told what had happened to them on the way. They told how they had recognized Jesus when he broke the bread.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

³⁶The disciples were still talking about this when Jesus himself suddenly stood among them. He said, “May peace be with you!”

³⁷They were surprised and terrified. They thought they were seeing a ghost.

³⁸Jesus said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do you have doubts in your minds? ³⁹Look at my hands and my feet. It is really I! Touch me and see. A ghost does not have a body or bones. But you can see that I do.”

⁴⁰After he said that, he showed them his hands and feet. ⁴¹But they still did not believe it. They were amazed and filled with joy.

So Jesus asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

⁴²They gave him a piece of cooked fish. ⁴³He took it and ate it in front of them.

⁴⁴Jesus said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you. Everything written about me must happen. Everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms must come true.”

⁴⁵Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶He told them, “This is what is written. The Christ will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day. ⁴⁷His followers will preach in his name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You have seen these things with your own eyes.

⁴⁹“I am going to send you what my Father has promised. But for now, stay in the city. Stay there until you have received power from heaven.”