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Luke 24:25-41 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

25. Jesus said to them, "How foolish you are! How long it takes you to believe all that the prophets said!

26. Didn't the Christ have to suffer these things and then receive his glory?"

27. Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets.

28. The two men approached the village where they were going. Jesus acted as if he were going farther.

29. But they tried hard to keep him from leaving. They said, "Stay with us. It is nearly evening. The day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

30. He joined them at the table. Then he took bread and gave thanks. He broke it and began to give it to them.

31. Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. But then he disappeared from their sight.

32. They said to each other, "He talked with us on the road. He opened the Scriptures to us. Weren't our hearts burning inside us during that time?"

33. They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them. They were all gathered together.

34. They were saying, "It's true! The Lord has risen! He has appeared to Simon!"

35. Then the two of them told what had happened to them on the way. They told how they had recognized Jesus when he broke the bread.

36. The disciples were still talking about this when Jesus himself suddenly stood among them. He said, "May peace be with you!"

37. They were surprised and terrified. They thought they were seeing a ghost.

38. Jesus said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do you have doubts in your minds?

39. Look at my hands and my feet. It is really I! Touch me and see. A ghost does not have a body or bones. But you can see that I do."

40. After he said that, he showed them his hands and feet.

41. But they still did not believe it. They were amazed and filled with joy. So Jesus asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

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