Luke:24:14-53
Seeker Overlay ON
*
And they talked together of all these things which had happened .
*
So it was ,
while they conversed and reasoned ,
that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them .
*
But their eyes were restrained ,
so that they did not know Him .
*
And He said to them , "
What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad ?"
*
Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him , "
Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem ,
and have You not known the things which happened there in these days ?"
*
And He said to them , "
What things ?"
So they said to Him , "
The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth ,
who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people ,
*
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death ,
and crucified Him .
*
But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel .
Indeed ,
besides all this ,
today is the third day since these things happened .
*
Yes ,
and certain women of our company ,
who arrived at the tomb early ,
astonished us .
*
When they did not find His body ,
they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive .
*
And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said ;
but Him they did not see ."
*
Then He said to them , "
O foolish ones ,
and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken !
*
Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory ?"
*
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets ,
He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself .
*
Then they drew near to the village where they were going ,
and He indicated that He would have gone farther .
*
But they constrained Him ,
saying , "
Abide with us ,
for it is toward evening ,
and the day is far spent ."
And He went in to stay with them .
*
Now it came to pass ,
as He sat at the table with them ,
that He took bread ,
blessed and broke it ,
and gave it to them .
*
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him ;
and He vanished from their sight .
*
And they said to one another , "
Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road ,
and while He opened the Scriptures to us ?"
*
So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem ,
and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together ,
*
saying , "
The Lord is risen indeed ,
and has appeared to Simon !"
*
And they told about the things that had happened on the road ,
and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread .
*
Now as they said these things ,
Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them ,
and said to them , "
Peace to you ."
*
But they were terrified and frightened ,
and supposed they had seen a spirit .
*
And He said to them , "
Why are you troubled ?
And why do doubts arise in your hearts ?
*
Behold My hands and My feet ,
that it is I Myself .
Handle Me and see ,
for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have ."
*
When He had said this ,
He showed them His hands and His feet .
*
But while they still did not believe for joy ,
and marveled ,
He said to them , "
Have you any food here ?"
*
So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb .
*
And He took it and ate in their presence .
*
Then He said to them , "
These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you ,
that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me ."
*
And He opened their understanding ,
that they might comprehend the Scriptures .
*
Then He said to them , "
Thus it is written ,
and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day ,
*
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations ,
beginning at Jerusalem .
*
And you are witnesses of these things .
*
Behold ,
I send the Promise of My Father upon you ;
but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high ."
*
And He led them out as far as Bethany ,
and He lifted up His hands and blessed them .
*
Now it came to pass ,
while He blessed them ,
that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven .
*
And they worshiped Him ,
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy ,
*
and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God .
Amen .
![[pBiblx2]](/img/pbiblx2_logo3.png){kind=logo}