1. On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
2. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3. They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.
5. So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground. “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? ” asked the men.
6. “He is not here, but He has been resurrected! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,
7. saying, ‘The Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day’? ”
8. And they remembered His words.
9. Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.
10. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.
11. But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
12. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went home, amazed at what had happened.
13. Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14. 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 were prevented from recognizing Him.
17. Then He asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having with 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? ”
19. “What things? ” He asked them.So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a Prophet powerful in action and speech before God and all the people,