He Is Risen
1 Nowon the firstdayof the week, very early in the morning, they, and certainotherwomenwith them, came to the tombbringing the spices which they had prepared.
2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, thatbehold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
5 Then, as they were afraid and bowedtheirfaces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen!Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,
7 saying,‘The Son of Man must bedelivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’”
8 Andthey remembered His words.
9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene,Joanna, Marythemotherof James, and the otherwomenwith them, who told these things to the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.
12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
The Road to Emmaus
13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, thatJesus Himself drew near and went with them.
16 Buttheir eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
17 And He said to them,“What kind of conversationisthis that you have with one another as youwalk and are sad?”
18 Then the onewhose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”
19 And He said to them,“What things?”
# So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth,who was a Prophetmighty 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 crucified Him.
21 But we were hopingthat it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.
22 Yes, andcertain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us.
23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive.
24 Andcertain of thosewhowerewith us went to the tomb and founditjust as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
25 Then He said to them,“O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into Hisglory?”
27 And beginning atMoses andall the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
The Disciples’ Eyes Opened
28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, andHe indicated that He would have gone farther.
29 Butthey constrained Him, saying,“Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.
30 Now it came to pass, asHe sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and brokeit,and gave it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and thosewhowerewith them gathered together,
34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, andhas appeared to Simon!”
35 And they told about the thingsthathadhappenedon the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them,“Peace to you.”
37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seena spirit.
38 And He said to them,“Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself.Handle Me and see, for aspirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.
41 But while they still did not believefor joy, and marveled, He said to them,“Have you any food here?”
42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
43 And He tookitand ate in their presence.
The Scriptures Opened
44 Then He said to them,“Thesearethe words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses andtheProphets andthePsalms concerning Me.”
45 AndHe opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to them,“Thus it is written,and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to risefrom the dead the third day,
47 and that repentance andremission of sins should be preached in His nameto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 Andyou are witnesses of these things.
49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the cityof Jerusalemuntil you are endued with power from on high.”
The Ascension
50 And He led them outas far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
51 Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.
52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were continuallyin the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.