Luke 24:26–53

²⁶Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”^{r 27}And beginning with Moses^s and all the Prophets,^t he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.^u

²⁸As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. ²⁹But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

³⁰When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it^v and began to give it to them. ³¹Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him,^w and he disappeared from their sight. ³²They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us^x while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures^y to us?”

³³They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together ³⁴and saying, “It is true! The Lord^z has risen and has appeared to Simon.”^{a 35}Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.^b

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

³⁶While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”^c

³⁷They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.^{d 38}He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? ³⁹Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see;^e a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

⁴⁰When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. ⁴¹And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” ⁴²They gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³and he took it and ate it in their presence.^f

⁴⁴He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you:^g Everything must be fulfilled^h that is written about me in the Law of Moses,ⁱ the Prophets^j and the Psalms.”^k

⁴⁵Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer^l and rise from the dead on the third day,^{m 47}and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his nameⁿ to all nations,^o beginning at Jerusalem.^{p 48}You are witnesses^q of these things. ⁴⁹I am going to send you what my Father has promised;^r but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension of Jesus

⁵⁰When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,^s he lifted up his hands and blessed them. ⁵¹While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.^{t 52}Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. ⁵³And they stayed continually at the temple,^u praising God.