Lucas 24

On the Road to Emmaus

13 That very day *Mark 16:12two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles*24:13 Greek sixty stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters 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 *John 20:14;21:4;[ver. 31;ch. 9:45;18:34]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 *See Matt. 21:11a prophet *Acts 2:22;[Acts 7:22]mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and *Acts 2:23;5:30;13:27,28;1 Thess. 2:15how our chief priests and *ch. 23:13,35;John 3:1;7:26,48;12:42;Acts 3:17;4:5,8;13:27;[1 Cor. 2:8]rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was *See ch. 1:68;1 Pet. 1:18the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now *ver. 7the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. *ver. 1They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and *ver. 3when they did not find his body, they came back saying that *ver. 4, 5, 9they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 *ver. 12;John 20:3Some 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 *ver. 7, 44, 46;Heb. 2:10;12:2;1 Pet. 1:11;See Acts 3:18Was it not necessary that *See Matt. 1:17the Christ should suffer these things and enter into *See ch. 9:26his glory?"27 And *Acts 8:35beginning with *Gen. 3:15;12:3;22:18;Num. 21:9;24:17;[John 1:45;5:46] Moses and *2 Sam. 7:12-16;Isa. 7:14;9:6;50:6; 52:13–53:12;61:1;Jer. 23:5,6;Dan. 7:13,14;9:24-27;Mic. 5:2;Zech. 6:12;9:9;12:10;13:7;[Acts 13:27]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. *[Mark 6:48]He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and *ch. 9:12(Gk.)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 *See Matt. 14:19blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 *[ver. 16] And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And *[ch. 4:30]he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, *Ps. 39:3"Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he *ver. 45opened to us the Scriptures?" 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they *Mark 16:13;Acts 17:3found the eleven and *[Acts 1:14]those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and *1 Cor. 15:5has appeared to Simon!" 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and *ver. 30, 31how he was known to them in *See Acts 2:42the breaking of the bread.