5. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you search for the living among the dead?
6. He is not here, but He is risen! Remember what He told you when He was still in the Galilee,
7. saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be executed, and on the third day rise up.”
8. And they were reminded of His words.
9. And when they returned from the tomb, they told all these things to the eleven and to everyone else.
10. Now it was Miriam from Magdala, Joanna, the Miriam of Jacob and others together with them who were telling these things to the emissaries.
11. But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.
12. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Leaning in, he sees only the linen cloths. And he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.
13. Now behold, two of them on that very day were traveling to a village named Emmaus, a distance of about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14. They were speaking with one another about all the things that had been happening.
15. While they were talking and discussing, Yeshua Himself approached and began traveling with them.
16. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
17. Then He said to them, “What are these things you are discussing with one another as you are walking along?” They stood still, looking gloomy.
18. Then the one named Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?”
19. Yeshua said to them, “What kind of things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Yeshua from Natzeret, who was a Prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people—
20. how the ruling kohanim and our leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they executed Him.
21. But we were hoping that He was the One about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.
22. “But also some women among us amazed us. Early in the morning they were at the tomb.
23. When they didn’t find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said He is alive!