Chapter 24

  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.  

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  And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.  

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  And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.  

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  And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:  

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  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?  

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  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,  

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  Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.  

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  And they remembered his words,  

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  And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.  

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  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.  

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  And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.  

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  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.  

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  And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.  

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  And they talked together of all these things which had happened.  

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  And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.  

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  But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.  

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  And he said unto them, What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?  

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  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?  

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  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:  

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  And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.  

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  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.  

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  Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;  

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  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.  

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  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.  

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  Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:  

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  Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?  

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  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.  

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  And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.  

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  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.  

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  And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.  

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  And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.  

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  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?  

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  And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,  

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  Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.  

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  And they told what things [were done] in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.  

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  And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.  

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  But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.  

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  And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?  

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  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.  

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  And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them [his] hands and [his] feet.  

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  And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?  

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  And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.  

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  And he took [it], and did eat before them.  

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  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.  

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  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,  

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  And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:  

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  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  

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  And ye are witnesses of these things.  

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  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.  

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  And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.  

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  And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.  

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  And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:  

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  And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.  

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