1. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the
morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices
which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
2. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord
Jesus.
4. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout,
behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the
earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the
dead?
6. He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you
when he was yet in Galilee,
7. Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of
sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8. And they remembered his words,
9. And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things
unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of
James, and other women that were with them, which told these
things unto the apostles.
11. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they
believed them not.
12. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping
down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and
departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to
pass.
13. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore
furlongs.
14. And they talked together of all these things which had
happened.
15. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and
reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are
these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18. And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said
unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast
not known the things which are come to pass there in these
days?
19. And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty 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 have crucified him.
21. But we trusted that it had been he which should have
redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third
day since these things were done.
22. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us
astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
23. And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that
they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he
was alive.
24. And certain of them which were with us went to the
sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but
him they saw not.
25. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to
believe all that the prophets have spoken:
26. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter
into his glory?
27. And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded
unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning
himself.
28. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and
he made as though he would have gone further.
29. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is
toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to
tarry with them.
30. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took
bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he
vanished out of their sight.
32. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within
us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened
to us the scriptures?
33. And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem,
and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were
with them,
34. Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to
Simon.
