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As they came near the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther;
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but they held him back, saying, "Stay with us; the day is almost over and it is getting dark." So he went in to stay with them.
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He sat down to eat with them, took the bread, and said the blessing; then he broke the bread and gave it to them.
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Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.
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They said to each other, "Wasn't it like a fire burning in us when he talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?"
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They got up at once and went back to Jerusalem, where they found the eleven disciples gathered together with the others
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and saying, "The Lord is risen indeed! He has appeared to Simon!"
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The two then explained to them what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized the Lord when he broke the bread.
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While the two were telling them this, suddenly the Lord himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
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They were terrified, thinking that they were seeing a ghost.
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But he said to them, "Why are you alarmed? Why are these doubts coming up in your minds?