Luke 24
The Resurrection
1But very early on Sunday morning
5The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?
6He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee,
7that the Son of Man
8Then they remembered that he had said this. 9So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. 11But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. 12However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.
The Walk to Emmaus
13That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles
17He asked them,
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22“Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. 23They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! 24Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said.”
25Then Jesus said to them,
28By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on,
29but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them.
30As they sat down to eat,
32They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”
33And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them,
34who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
35Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread.
36And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them.
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41Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them,
44Then he said,
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The Ascension
50Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.
51While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.