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Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning*, they cameunto the sepulchre,bringing the spiceswhich they had prepared, andcertain others withthem.
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And they found the stone rolled awayfrom the sepulchre.
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And they entered in, and foundnot the body of the LordJesus.
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And it came to pass, asthey were much perplexedthereabout**, behold, twomen stood bytheminshininggarments:
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Andastheywereafraid,and bowed down their facesto the earth, they saiduntothem,Why seek ye the living[a]among the dead?
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He isnothere,but is risen: rememberhow he spake unto you when he wasyetinGalilee,
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Saying*, The Son of manmust be deliveredinto the hands of sinfulmen,and be crucified, and the thirdday rise again.
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Andreturnedfrom the sepulchre, and toldall these things unto the eleven,and to all the rest.
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ItwasMaryMagdalene,andJoanna,andMary the mother of James,andother women that were withthem,whichtold these thingsunto the apostles.
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Andtheirwordsseemedtothemas idle tales,and they believedthemnot.
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ThenarosePeter, and ranunto the sepulchre;and stooping down, he beheld the linen clotheslaid by themselves,anddeparted, wonderinginhimself at that which was come to pass.
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And,behold, twoofthemwent*thatsamedayto a villagecalled*Emmaus, which wasfromJerusalem about threescorefurlongs.
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Andtheytalkedtogether*ofall these things which had happened.
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And it came to pass, that, whiletheycommuned together andreasoned, Jesushimselfdrewnear, and went withthem.
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Buttheireyes were holden that they shouldnotknowhim.
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And he saiduntothem,What manner of communications are thesethat ye have one toanother, as ye walk, andaresad?
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And the one of them,whosename was Cleopas,answeringsaiduntohim, Art thouonly a strangerinJerusalem,andhastnotknown the things which are come to passthere*inthesedays?
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And he said unto them,What things?And they said unto him,ConcerningJesus of Nazareth,whichwas a prophetmightyin*deedandwordbeforeGodandall the people:
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And howthe chief priestsandourrulersdeliveredhimto be condemned to death,and have crucifiedhim.
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Butwetrustedthat it had beenhe which should have redeemedIsrael:andbeside*allthis, to dayisthethirddaysincethesethings were done.
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Yea, and certainwomenalsoof our companymadeusastonished, which wereearlyat the sepulchre;
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And when they foundnothisbody, they came, saying, that they hadalsoseen a vision of angels,whichsaid that he was alive.
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And certain of them which were withuswentto the sepulchre,andfound it evensoas the women had said: buthim they sawnot.