24. So some of our group went to the tomb, too. They found it just as the women said, but they did not see Jesus.”
25. Then Jesus said to them, “You are foolish and slow to realize what is true. You should believe everything the prophets said.
26. They said that the Christ must suffer these things before he enters his glory.”
27. Then Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. He started with Moses, and then he talked about what all the prophets had said about him.
28. They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he did not plan to stop there.
29. But they begged him, “Stay with us. It is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.
30. Jesus sat down with them and took some bread. He gave thanks for the food and divided it. Then he gave it to them.
31. And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.
32. They said to each other, “When Jesus talked to us on the road, it felt like a fire burning in us. It was exciting when he explained the true meaning of the Scriptures.”