1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body. 4 While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. 5 Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth.

The men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still 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 They remembered his words, 9 returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles. 11 These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.

13 Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem. 14 They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened. 15 While they talked and questioned together, Jesus himself came near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?"

19 He said to them, "What things?"

They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, 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 were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived 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 Some of us went to the tomb and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him."

25 He said to them, "Foolish people, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?" 27 Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

28 They came near to the village where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

29 They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over."

He went in to stay with them. 30 When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them. 31 Their eyes were opened and they recognized him; then he vanished out of their sight. 32 They said to one another, "Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?" 33 They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, 34 saying, "The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" 35 They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

36 As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."

37 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have." 40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

42 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. 43 He took them, and ate in front of them. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms concerning me must be fulfilled."

45 Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. 46 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, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."

50 He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

1 En baie vroeg in die môre , op die eerste dag van die week, het hulle en ander saam met hulle by die graf gekom en die speserye gebring wat deur hulle toeberei was.

2 En hulle het die steen van die graf afgerol gevind.

3 En toe hulle ingaan, het hulle nie die liggaam van die Here Jesus gekry nie.

4 En terwyl hulle hieroor in verleentheid was, staan daar twee manne by hulle in blink klere.

5 En toe hulle baie bevrees word en met hulle aangesigte na die aarde buig, sê die manne vir hulle: Waarom soek julle die Lewende by die dooies?

6 Hy is nie hier nie, maar Hy het opgestaan. Onthou hoe Hy vir julle gesê het toe Hy nog in Galil,a was:

7 Die Seun van die mens moet oorgelewer word in die hande van sondige mense en gekruisig word en op die derde dag opstaan.

8 En hulle het sy woorde onthou.

9 Hulle gaan toe terug van die graf en vertel dit alles aan die elf en aan al die ander.

10 En dit was Maria Magdal,na en Johanna en Maria, die moeder van Jakobus, en die ander vroue saam met hulle wat dit aan die apostels vertel het.

11 En hul woorde het vir hulle na onsinnige praatjies gelyk, en hulle het hul nie geglo nie.

12 Maar Petrus het opgestaan en na die graf gehardloop; en toe hy neerbuk, sien hy die doeke alleen lê. En hy het weggegaan huis toe, vol verwondering oor wat gebeur het.

13 En twee van hulle was dieselfde dag op pad na 'n dorp wat agt myl van Jerusalem af was, met die naam van mmas.

14 En hulle was in gesprek met mekaar oor al hierdie dinge wat voorgeval het.

15 En terwyl hulle praat en mekaar ondervra, kom Jesus self nader en loop met hulle saam.

16 Maar hulle oë is weerhou, sodat hulle Hom nie kon herken nie.

17 En Hy sê vir hulle: Watter woorde is dit wat julle met mekaar loop en wissel, en waarom is julle bedroef?

18 En die een wie se naam Kl,opas was, antwoord en sê vir Hom: Is U alleen 'n vreemdeling in Jerusalem en weet U nie van die dinge wat in hierdie dae daarin gebeur het nie?

19 En Hy sê vir hulle: Watter dinge? En hulle antwoord Hom: Die dinge aangaande Jesus, die Nasar,ner, wat 'n profeet was, kragtig in werk en woord voor God en die hele volk;

20 en hoe ons owerpriesters en owerstes Hom oorgelewer het tot die doodstraf en Hom gekruisig het.

21 En ons het gehoop dat dit Hy was wat Israel sou verlos; maar nou is dit vandag, met dit alles, die derde dag vandat dit plaasgevind het.

22 Maar sommige vroue uit ons het ons ook ontstel nadat hulle vroeg by die graf was;

23 en toe hulle sy liggaam nie kry nie, het hulle gekom en gesê dat hulle ook 'n gesig gesien het van engele wat sê dat Hy lewe.

24 En sommige van die wat saam met ons was, het na die graf gegaan en dit net so gevind soos die vroue ook gesê het; maar Hom het hulle nie gesien nie.

25 En Hy sê vir hulle: o Onverstandiges, met harte wat traag is om te glo alles wat die profete gespreek het!

26 Moes die Christus nie hierdie dinge ly en in sy heerlikheid ingaan nie?

27 En Hy het begin van Moses en al die profete af en vir hulle uitgelê in al die Skrifte die dinge wat op Hom betrekking het.

28 Daarop kom hulle naby die dorp waarheen hulle op reis was, en Hy het gemaak of Hy verder wou gaan;

29 maar hulle het by Hom aangedring en gesê: Bly by ons, want dit is amper aand en die dag het gedaal; en Hy het ingegaan om by hulle te bly.

30 En toe Hy met hulle aan tafel was, neem Hy die brood en dank; en Hy breek dit en gee dit aan hulle.

31 Toe is hulle oë geopen en hulle het Hom herken, en Hy het uit hulle gesig verdwyn.

32 En hulle sê vir mekaar: Was ons hart nie brandende in ons toe Hy met ons op die pad gepraat en vir ons die Skrifte uitgelê het nie?

33 Toe staan hulle in dieselfde uur op en gaan na Jerusalem terug en vind die elf en die wat saam met hulle bymekaar was,

34 wat sê: Die Here het waarlik opgestaan en het aan Simon verskyn.

35 Toe vertel hulle wat op die pad gebeur het en hoe Hy aan hulle bekend geword het by die breking van die brood.

36 En terwyl hulle hieroor praat, staan Jesus self in hul midde en sê vir hulle: Vrede vir julle!

37 Toe het hulle verskrik en baie bang geword en gemeen dat hulle 'n gees sien.

38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Waarom is julle ontsteld en waarom kom daar twyfel in julle hart op?

39 Kyk na my hande en my voete, want dit is Ek self. Voel aan My en kyk; want 'n gees het nie vlees en bene soos julle sien dat Ek het nie.

40 En terwyl Hy dit sê, wys Hy hulle sy hande en sy voete.

41 En toe hulle van blydskap nog nie kon glo nie en hulle verwonder, sê Hy vir hulle: Het julle hier iets om te eet?

42 Daarop gee hulle Hom 'n stuk gebraaide vis en 'n stuk heuningkoek.

43 En Hy het dit geneem en voor hulle oë geëet.

44 En Hy sê vir hulle: Dit is die woorde wat Ek met julle gespreek het toe Ek nog by julle was, dat alles wat oor My geskrywe is in die wet van Moses en die profete en die psalms, vervul moet word.

45 Toe open Hy hulle verstand om die Skrifte te verstaan.

46 En Hy sê vir hulle: So is dit geskrywe, en so moes die Christus ly en op die derde dag uit die dode opstaan,

47 en bekering en vergewing van sondes in sy Naam verkondig word aan al die nasies, van Jerusalem af en verder.

48 En julle is getuies van hierdie dinge.

49 En kyk, Ek stuur die belofte van my Vader op julle. Maar julle moet in die stad Jerusalem bly totdat julle toegerus is met krag uit die hoogte.

50 En Hy het hulle uitgelei tot by Bet nië. En Hy het sy hande opgehef en hulle geseën.

51 En terwyl Hy hulle seën, het Hy van hulle geskei en is in die hemel opgeneem.

52 En hulle het Hom aanbid en na Jerusalem teruggegaan met groot blydskap.

53 En hulle was gedurig in die tempel en het God geprys en gedank. Amen.