"And for the sabbath they rested, according to the commandment; but on the first day after the sabbath just before daylight they came bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, and they went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened that as they were at a loss about this, behold, two men stood before them in radiant clothing. And as the women were full of fear and bowed their faces towards the ground, the men said: 'Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, he has wakened. Remember how he talked to you when he was still in Galilee, saying that the son of man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day. And they remembered his words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these matters to the eleven and all the others. The women were Mary the Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; and the other women who were with them told the apostles the same story. And to them these words seemed to be madness, and they did not believe the women. But Peter started up and ran to the tomb, and stooped and saw only the linen bindings, and came back to them marveling over what had happened.
And behold, on the same day, two of them were making their way toward a village named Emmaus sixty furlongs away, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had occurred. And it happened that during their talk and discussion Jesus himself came up and went along with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. And he said to them: What is this you are talking about, tossing it back and forth as you go? And they stopped, frowning. And one, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to him: Are you not the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know what happened in it during these days? He said: What things? They said: The story of Jesus of Nazareth, who was a powerful prophet in act and word before God and all the people, and how our high priests and those who rule over us gave him over to the judgment of death and crucified him. We had been hoping that he was the one who was going to liberate Israel. But with all that, this is now the third day since these things happened to him. But also some women of our group astonished us. They went at dawn to the tomb and did not find his body, and came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive. And some of those who were with us went back to the tomb, and found it was the women had said, but did not see him. And he said to them: O mindless and slow in the heart to believe all that the prophets have told you. Did not the Christ have to suffer this and enter into his glory? And beginning from Moses, and through the prophets, he expounded to them all that was in the scriptures concerning himself. And they approached the village they were making for, and he pretended to be going on farther. And they pressed him, saying: Stay with us, because it is nearly night and the sun is already set. And he went in to stay with them. And it happened that as he took his place to eat with them he took a loaf and blessed it and broke it and gave some to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him. But he himself vanished from their sight. And they said to each other: Were our hearts not burning when he talked with us on the road, when he unfolded the scriptures to us? And they rose up in that same hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and their companions assembled and saying that truly the Lord had awakened and been seen by Simon. And they described what had happened on the road and how he had been recognized by them in the breaking of the bread. While they were saying these things he himself stood in their midst and said to them: Peace be with you. They were startled and full of fear and thought they were looking at a ghost. And he said to them: Why are you shaken, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet and see that I am myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have. And as he said this he showed them his hands and his feet. And when they still could not believe for joy, and were full of wonder, he said to them: Do you have anything to eat here? And they gave him a portion of cooked fish; and he took it and ate it in their presence.
And he said to them: These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that there must be fulfillment of all that was written in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms about me. Then he opened their minds to the understanding of the scriptures. And he said to them that thus it was written for the Christ to suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day, and for the preaching in his name of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, to all the nations; beginning from Jerusalem; of these things you are witnesses. And behold, I send forth the promise of my father to you. And do you rest in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.
And he led them out as far as Bethany, and raised his hands and blessed them. And it happened that in the act of blessing he departed from them and was carried up to heaven. And they did obeisance to him and turned back to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were constantly in the temple praising God."
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