The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord
Luke 24:13-35
13And behold, two of them on that day were going to a village sixty stadia away from Jerusalem, which has the name Emmaus.14And they were talking with one another about all these things that had happened.15And it happened that while they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.16But their eyes were held so that they did not recognize him.17And he said to them, "What are these words that you are discussing with one another as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.18Then one named Cleopas answered and said to him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened in it in these days?"19And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who became a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people."20How our chief priests and rulers handed him over to the judgment of death, and crucified him.21But we were hoping that he is the one who is about to redeem Israel. Yet indeed with all these things, this is the third day since these things happened.22But also some women from among us amazed us, having been at the tomb early.23And not finding his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who say that he is alive.24And some of those with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.25And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke."26Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things and enter into his glory?27And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.28And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he were going farther.29And they urged him, saying, "Stay with us, because it is toward evening and the day is already far spent." And he went in to stay with them.30And it happened that when he reclined at table with them, he took the bread, blessed it, and after breaking it gave it to them.31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from them.32And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking to us on the road, while he was opening the Scriptures to us?"33And rising up that same hour they returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them.34saying, "The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon."35And they told the things on the road and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.