Lucas 24

The Emmaus Disciples

13 Now  * 24:13 Mk 16:12–13 that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles  * 24:13 Lit about sixty stadia; one stadion = 600 feet,* 24:13 Rv 21:16 from Jerusalem.  * 24:13 Mt 23:37; Ac 8:114 Together they were discussing everything that had taken place. 15 And while they were discussing and arguing, Jesus himself came near and began to walk along with them. 16 But they  * 24:16 Lit their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.  * 24:16 Lk 9:45; 18:34; Jn 20:14–15; 21:417 Then he asked them, "What is this dispute that you’re having* 24:17 Lit "What are these words that you are exchangingwith each other as you are walking? " And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.

18 The one named Cleopas answered him, "Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days? "  * 24:18 Ac 26:26

19 "What things? " he asked them.

So they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth,  * 24:19 Lk 4:34; 18:37; Ac 2:22 who was a prophet  * 24:19 Dt 18:15; Lk 4:24 powerful in action and speech  * 24:19 Lk 4:14; Ac 1:1; 2:22 before God and all the people,  * 24:19 Lk 18:4320 and how our chief priests and leaders  * 24:20 Lk 23:13 handed him over to be sentenced to death,  * 24:20 Lk 9:44; 18:32; Ac 3:13; 13:27–28 and they crucified him.  * 24:20 Lk 23:21,25; Ac 5:3021 But we were hoping that he was the one who was about to redeem  * 24:21 Lk 22:20; Ac 1:6 Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day  * 24:21 Lk 9:22; 13:32; 18:33 since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women from our group astounded us. They arrived early at the tomb, 23 and when they didn’t find his body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see him."  * 24:24 Lk 24:12; Jn 20:2–10

25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow* 24:25 Lit slow of heartto believe all that the prophets have spoken!* 24:25 Lk 16:31; 18:31; Ac 26:27; 2Pt 1:2126 Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer* 24:26 Lk 24:44–48; 1Co 15:3–5these things and enter into his glory? "* 24:26 Lk 9:26,32; 21:27; 22:69; Ac 2:33; 7:55; 22:1127 Then beginning with Moses  * 24:27 Gn 3:15; 12:3; 22:18; Nm 21:9; 24:17 and all the Prophets,  * 24:27 2Sm 7:12–16; Is 7:14; 9:6; 52:13–53:12; Jr 23:5–6; Dn 7:13–14; Mc 5:2; Zch 9:9; 12:10 he interpreted for them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.  * 24:27 Lk 16:16

28 They came near the village where they were going, and he gave the impression that he was going farther.  * 24:28 Mk 6:4829 But they urged him, "Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

30 It was as he reclined at the table with them that he took the bread, blessed and broke  * 24:30 Lk 9:16; 22:19 it, and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened,  * 24:31 2Kg 6:17; Lk 24:16 and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.  * 24:31 Jn 20:19,2632 They said to each other, "Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures  * 24:32 Ac 17:3; 1Co 15:3–8 to us? " 33 That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven  * 24:33 Lk 24:9 and those with them gathered together, 34 who said, "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon! "  * 24:34 Lk 22:32; 1Co 15:4–535 Then they began to describe what had happened on the road and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.  * 24:35 Ac 2:42