Luke 24:1-35

The Resurrection

1 ¹But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.

2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of ²the Lord Jesus.

4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, ³two men suddenly ⁴stood near them in dazzling clothing;

5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

6 "He is not here, but He ⁵has risen. Remember how He spoke to you ⁶while He was still in Galilee,

7 saying that ⁷the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

8 And ⁸they remembered His words,

9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

10 Now they were ⁹Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ¹⁰the apostles.

11 But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they ¹¹would not believe them.

12 But Peter got up and ¹²ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away ¹³to his home, marveling at what had happened.

The Road to Emmaus

13 And behold, ¹⁴two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

14 And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.

15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.

16 But ¹⁵their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

17 And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.

18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware * of the things which have happened here * in these days?"

19 And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about ¹⁶Jesus the Nazarene, who was a ¹⁷prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

20 and how the chief priests and our ¹⁸rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

21 "But we were hoping that it was He who was going to ¹⁹redeem Israel. Indeed, besides * all this, it is the third day since * these things happened.

22 "But also some women among us amazed us. ²⁰When they were at the tomb early in the morning,

23 and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

24 "Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."

25 And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ²¹the prophets have spoken!

26 "²²Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"

27 Then beginning with ²³Moses and with all the ²⁴prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

28 And they approached the village where they were going, and ²⁵He acted as though He were going farther.

29 But they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." So He went in to stay with them.

30 When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ²⁶blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

31 Then their ²⁷eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

32 They said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He ²⁸was explaining the Scriptures to us?"

33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ²⁹found gathered together the eleven and ³⁰those who were with them,

34 saying, "³¹The Lord has really risen and ³²has appeared to Simon."

35 They began to relate their experiences on the road and how ³³He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 24:1-10: {Matthew 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8;} John 20:1-8
• 2. Luke 7:13; Acts 1:21
• 3. John 20:12
• 4. Luke 2:9; Acts 12:7
• 5. Mark 16:6
• 6. Matthew 17:22; Mark 9:30; Luke 9:44; Luke 24:44
• 7. Matthew 16:21; Luke 24:46
• 8. John 2:22
• 9. Matthew 27:56
• 10. Mark 6:30
• 11. Mark 16:11
• 12. John 20:3-6
• 13. John 20:10
• 14. Mark 16:12
• 15. Luke 24:31; John 20:14; John 21:4
• 16. Mark 1:24
• 17. Matthew 21:11
• 18. Luke 23:13
• 19. Luke 1:68
• 20. Luke 24:1f
• 21. Matthew 26:24
• 22. Luke 24:7, 44f; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Peter 1:11
• 23. Genesis 3:15; Genesis 12:3; Num 21:9 [John 3:14]; Deut 18:15 [John 1:45]; John 5:46
• 24. 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Is 7:14 [Matt 1:23]; Is 9:1f [Matt 4:15f]; Is 42:1 [Matt 12:18ff]; Is 53:4 [Matt 8:17; Luke 22:37]; Dan 7:13 [Matt 24:30]; Mic 5:2 [Matt 2:6]; Zech 9:9 [Matt 21:5]; Acts 13:27
• 25. Mark 6:48
• 26. Matthew 14:19
• 27. Luke 24:16
• 28. Luke 24:45
• 29. Mark 16:13
• 30. Acts 1:14
• 31. Luke 24:6
• 32. 1 Corinthians 15:5
• 33. Luke 24:30

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "been raised"
• [b]. Lit "in their sight"
• [c]. Or "by themselves"
• [d]. Lit "60 stadia;" one stadion was about 600 ft
• [e]. Or "visiting Jerusalem alone"
• [f]. I.e. Messiah
• [g]. Lit "from"
• [h]. Lit "from"
• [i]. Lit "has now declined"
• [j]. Lit "them"
• [k]. Lit "Was not our heart"
• [l]. Lit "opening"
• [m]. Lit "the things"