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¹ But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.³ And they entered in, and didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.⁴ And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, look, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:⁵ and as they were frightened and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?⁶ He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,⁷ saying that the Son of man must be delivered up 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 tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.¹⁰ Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the [mother] of James: and the other women with them told these things to the apostles.¹¹ And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them.¹² But Peter arose, and ran to the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he sees the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which came to pass.

¹³ And look, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.¹⁴ And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.¹⁵ And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.¹⁶ But their eyes were held that they should not know him.¹⁷ And he said to them, What communications are these that you have one with another, as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad.¹⁸ And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Do you alone sojourn [in] Jerusalem and not know the things which have come to pass there in these days?¹⁹ And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man [who 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 up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.²¹ But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yes and besides all these things, this is now the third day since these things came to pass.²² Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;²³ and when they didn't find his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.²⁴ And certain of those that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but they didn't see him.²⁵ And he said to them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!²⁶ Didn't it behoove the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?²⁷ And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.²⁸ And they drew near to the village, where they were going: and he made as though he would go further.²⁹ And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.³⁰ And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he 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, Wasn't our heart burning inside us, while he spoke to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?³³ And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those that were with them,³⁴ saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.³⁵ And they rehearsed the things [that happened] in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶ And as they spoke these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, Peace [be] to you.³⁷ But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit.³⁸ And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do questionings arise in your heart?³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit doesn't have flesh and bones, as you see me having.⁴⁰ And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you here anything to eat?⁴² And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.⁴³ And he took it, and ate before them.⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must surely be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.⁴⁵ Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;⁴⁶ and he said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;⁴⁷ and that repentance unto remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things.⁴⁹ And look, I send the promise of my Father on you: but you tarry in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high.

⁵⁰ And he led them out until [they were] across from Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.⁵¹ And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.⁵² And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:⁵³ and were continually in the temple, blessing God.