Luke 24
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Jesus Rises from the Dead
1Very early on the first day of the week, at dawn, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. 2They found the stone rolled away from the entrance of the tomb, 3but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, two men in shining clothes suddenly stood beside them. 5The women were very afraid and bowed their heads to the ground. The men said to them, “Why are you looking for a living person in this place for the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen from the dead. Do you remember what he told you in Galilee? 7He said the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful people, be crucified, and rise from the dead on the third day.” 8Then the women remembered what Jesus had said.
9The women left the tomb and told all these things to the eleven apostles and the other followers. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and some other women who told the apostles everything that had happened at the tomb. 11But they did not believe the women, because it sounded like nonsense. 12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Bending down and looking in, he saw only the cloth that Jesus’ body had been wrapped in. Peter went away to his home, wondering about what had happened.
Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
13That same day two of Jesus’ followers were going to a town named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14They were talking about everything that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began walking with them, 16but they were kept from recognizing him. 17Then he said, “What are these things you are talking about while you walk?”
The two followers stopped, looking very sad. 18The one named Cleopas answered, “Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know what just happened there?”
19Jesus said to them, “What are you talking about?”
They said, “About Jesus of Nazareth. He was a prophet who said and did many powerful things before God and all the people. 20Our leaders and the leading priests handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. 21But we were hoping that he would free Israel. Besides this, it is now the third day since this happened. 22And today some women among us amazed us. Early this morning they went to the tomb, 23but they did not find his body there. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive! 24So some of our group went to the tomb, too. They found it just as the women said, but they did not see Jesus.”
25Then Jesus said to them, “You are foolish and slow to believe everything the prophets said. 26They said that the Christ must suffer these things before he enters his glory.” 27Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.
28They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29But they begged him, “Stay with us, because it is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.
30When Jesus was at the table with them, he took some bread, gave thanks, divided it, and gave it to them. 31And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared. 32They said to each other, “It felt like a fire burning in us when Jesus talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us.”
33So the two followers got up at once and went back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven apostles and others gathered. 34They were saying, “The Lord really has risen from the dead! He showed himself to Simon.”
35Then the two followers told what had happened on the road and how they recognized Jesus when he divided the bread.
Jesus Appears to His Followers
36While the two followers were telling this, Jesus himself stood right in the middle of them and said, “Peace be with you.”
37They were fearful and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. 38But Jesus said, “Why are you troubled? Why do you doubt what you see? 39Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have a living body as you see I have.”
40After Jesus said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41While they still could not believe it because they were amazed and happy, Jesus said to them, “Do you have any food here?” 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish. 43While the followers watched, Jesus took the fish and ate it.
44He said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms.”
45Then Jesus opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46He said to them, “It is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day 47and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49I will send you what my Father has promised, but you must stay in Jerusalem until you have received that power from heaven.”
Jesus Goes Back to Heaven
50Jesus led his followers as far as Bethany, and he raised his hands and blessed them. 51While he was blessing them, he was separated from them and carried into heaven. 52They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem very happy. 53They stayed in the Temple all the time, praising God.
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The Holy Bible, New Century Version, Copyright © 2005 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Luke 24
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1But on the morrow of the sabbath, very early indeed in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the aromatic spices which they had prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3And when they had entered they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment. 5And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead? 6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee, 7saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise the third day. 8And they remembered his words; 9and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary of Magdala, and Johanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them. 12But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.
13And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus; 14and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place. 15And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them; 16but their eyes were holden so as not to know him. 17And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast? 18And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days? 19And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; 20and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place. 22And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre, 23and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living. 24And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found it so, as the women also had said, but him they saw not. 25And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory? 27And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther. 29And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them. 30And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them. 31And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them. 32And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, and as he opened the scriptures to us? 33And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven, and those with them, gathered together, 34saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon. 35And they related what had happened on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
36And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace be unto you. 37But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit. 38And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts? 39behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having. 40And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet. 41But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat? 42And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb; 43and he took it and ate before them. 44And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled. 45Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures, 46and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day; 47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem. 48And ye are witnesses of these things. 49And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.
50And he led them out as far as Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them. 51And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven. 52And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.