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The Resurrection

^1 (a)But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, ^(b)taking the spices they had prepared. ² And they found ^(c)the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^(d)two ^(e)men stood by them in dazzling apparel. ⁵ And as they were ^(f)frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, ^(g)while he was still in Galilee, ^7 (h)that the Son of Man ⁽ⁱ⁾must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and ^(j)be crucified and on ^(k)the third day rise." ⁸ And ^(l)they remembered his words, ⁹ and returning from the tomb they ^(m)told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now it was ⁽ⁿ⁾Mary Magdalene and ^(o)Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, ¹¹ but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and ^(p)they did not believe them. ¹² But ^(q)Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw ^(r)the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

On the Road to Emmaus

¹³ That very day ^(s)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles^[a] from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ^16 (t)But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, "What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" ¹⁹ And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was ^(u)a prophet ^(v)mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and ^(w)how our chief priests and ^(x)rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was ^(y)the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now ^(z)the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. ^(aa)They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and ^(ab)when they did not find his body, they came back saying that ^(ac)they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ^24 (ad)Some 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." ²⁵ And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (ae)Was it not necessary that ^(af)the Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^(ag)his glory?" ²⁷ And ^(ah)beginning with ^(ai)Moses and ^(aj)all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸ So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^(ak)He acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^(al)the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^(am)blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31 (an)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^(ao)he vanished from their sight. ³² They said to each other, ^(ap)"Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^(aq)opened to us the Scriptures?" ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^(ar)found the eleven and ^(as)those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and ^(at)has appeared to Simon!" ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^(au)how he was known to them in ^(av)the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ As they were talking about these things, ^(aw)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!" ³⁷ But they were ^(ax)startled and ^(ay)frightened and ^(az)thought they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^(ba)Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." ⁴⁰ And when he had said this, ^(bb)he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved ^(bc)for joy and were marveling, ^(bd)he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish,^{[b] 43} and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, ^(be)"These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^(bf)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." ⁴⁵ Then ^(bg)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, "Thus ^(bh)it is written, ^(bi)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(bj)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(bk)repentance for^[c] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(bl)in his name ^(bm)to all nations, ^(bn)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (bo)You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending ^(bp)the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^(bq)are clothed with ^(br)power ^(bs)from on high."

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And ^(bt)he led them out as far as ^(bu)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he blessed them, ^(bv)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they ^(bw)worshiped him and ^(bx)returned to Jerusalem ^(by)with great joy, ⁵³ and ^(bz)were continually in the temple ^(ca)blessing God.