| 1 | Now upon the first [day] of the week , very early in the morning , they came unto the sepulchre , bringing the spices which they had prepared , and certain [others] with them . |
| 2 | And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre . |
| 3 | And they entered in , and found not the body of the Lord Jesus . |
| 4 | And it came to pass , as they were much perplexed thereabout , behold , two men stood by them in shining garments : |
| 5 | And as they were afraid , and bowed down [their] faces to the earth , they said unto them , Why seek ye the living among the dead ? |
| 6 | He is not here , but is risen : remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee , |
| 7 | Saying , The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men , and be crucified , and the third day rise again . |
| 8 | And they remembered his words , |
| 9 | And returned from the sepulchre , and told all these things unto the eleven , and to all the rest . |
| 10 | It was Mary Magdalene , and Joanna , and Mary [the mother] of James , and other [women that were] with them , which told these things unto the apostles . |
| 11 | And their words seemed to them as idle tales , and they believed them not . |
| 12 | Then arose Peter , and ran unto the sepulchre ; and stooping down , he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves , and departed , wondering in himself at that which was come to pass . |
| 13 | And , behold , two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus , which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs . |
| 14 | And they talked together of all these things which had happened . |
| 15 | And it came to pass , that, while they communed [together] and reasoned , Jesus himself drew near , and went with them . |
| 16 | But their eyes were holden that they should not know him . |
| 17 | And he said unto them , What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another , as ye walk , and are sad ? |
| 18 | And the one of them , whose name was Cleopas , answering said unto him , Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem , and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ? |
| 19 | And he said unto them , What things ? And they said unto him , Concerning Jesus of Nazareth , which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : |
| 20 | And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death , and have crucified him . |
| 21 | But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel : and beside all this , to day is the third day since these things were done . |
| 22 | Yea , and certain women also of our company made us astonished , which were early at the sepulchre ; |
| 23 | And when they found not his body , they came , saying , that they had also seen a vision of angels , which said that he was alive . |
| 24 | And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre , and found [it] even so as the women had said : but him they saw not . |
| 25 | Then he said unto them , O fools , and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken : |
| 26 | Ought not Christ to have suffered these things , and to enter into his glory ? |
| 27 | And beginning at Moses and all the prophets , he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself . |
| 28 | And they drew nigh unto the village , whither they went : and he made as though he would have gone further . |
| 29 | But they constrained him , saying , Abide with us : for it is toward evening , and the day is far spent . And he went in to tarry with them . |
| 30 | And it came to pass , as he sat at meat with them , he took bread , and blessed [it], and brake , and gave to them . |
| 31 | And their eyes were opened , and they knew him ; and he vanished out of their sight . |
| 32 | And they said one to another , Did not our heart burn within us , while he talked with us by the way , and while he opened to us the scriptures ? |
| 33 | And they rose up the same hour , and returned to Jerusalem , and found the eleven gathered together , and them that were with them , |
| 34 | Saying , The Lord is risen indeed , and hath appeared to Simon . |
| 35 | And they told what things [were done] in the way , and how he was known of them in breaking of bread . |
| 36 | And as they thus spake , Jesus himself stood in the midst of them , and saith unto them , Peace [be] unto you . |
| 37 | But they were terrified and affrighted , and supposed that they had seen a spirit . |
| 38 | And he said unto them , Why are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? |
| 39 | Behold my hands and my feet , that it is I myself : handle me , and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones , as ye see me have . |
| 40 | And when he had thus spoken , he shewed them [his] hands and [his] feet . |
| 41 | And while they yet believed not for joy , and wondered , he said unto them , Have ye here any meat ? |
| 42 | And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish , and of an honeycomb . |
| 43 | And he took [it], and did eat before them . |
| 44 | And he said unto them , These [are] the words which I spake unto you , while I was yet with you , that all things must be fulfilled , which were written in the law of Moses , and [in] the prophets , and [in] the psalms , concerning me . |
| 45 | Then opened he their understanding , that they might understand the scriptures , |
| 46 | And said unto them , Thus it is written , and thus it behoved Christ to suffer , and to rise from the dead the third day : |
| 47 | And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations , beginning at Jerusalem . |
| 48 | And ye are witnesses of these things . |
| 49 | And , behold , I send the promise of my Father upon you : but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem , until ye be endued with power from on high . |
| 50 | And he led them out as far as to Bethany , and he lifted up his hands , and blessed them . |
| 51 | And it came to pass , while he blessed them , he was parted from them , and carried up into heaven . |
| 52 | And they worshipped him , and returned to Jerusalem with great joy : |
| 53 | And were continually in the temple , praising and blessing God . Amen . |
