Luke 24 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Resurrection

24 ^(A)But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. ² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they entered, they did not find the body of ^(B)the Lord Jesus. ⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^(C)two men suddenly ^(D)stood near them in gleaming clothing; ⁵ and as ^[a]the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you seeking the living One among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but He ^(E)has ^[b]risen. Remember how He spoke to you ^(F)while He was still in Galilee, ⁷ saying that ^(G)the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise from the dead.” ⁸ And ^(H)they remembered His words, ⁹ and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now these women were ^(I)Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to ^(J)the apostles. ¹¹ But these words appeared ^[c]to them as nonsense, and they ^(K)would not believe ^[d]the women. ¹² Nevertheless, Peter got up and ^(L)ran to the tomb; and when he stooped and looked in, he *saw the linen wrappings ^[e]only; and he went away ^(M)to his ^[f]home, marveling at what had happened.

The Road to Emmaus

¹³ And behold, on that very day ^(N)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was ^[g]sixty stadia from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. ¹⁶ But ^(O)their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they came to a stop, looking sad. ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem ^[h]who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?” ¹⁹ And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about ^(P)Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a ^(Q)prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our ^(R)rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him. ²¹ But we ^[i]were hoping that it was He who was going to ^(S)redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² But also some women among us left us bewildered. ^(T)When they were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. ²⁴ And so some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” ²⁵ And then He said to them, “^[j]You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^(U)the prophets have spoken! ^{26 (V)}Was it not necessary for the ^[k]Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?” ²⁷ Then beginning ^[l]with ^(W)Moses and ^[m]with all the ^(X)Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and ^(Y)He gave the impression that He was going farther. ²⁹ And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ^[n]is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰ And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and ^(Z)blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. ³¹ And then their ^(AA)eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ^[o]their sight. ³² They said to one another, “^[p]Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^(AB)was ^[q]explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^(AC)found the eleven gathered together and ^(AD)those who were with them, ³⁴ saying, “^(AE)The Lord has really risen and ^(AF)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ They began to relate ^[r]their experiences on the road, and how ^(AG)He was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.

Other Appearances

³⁶ Now while they were telling these things, ^(AH)Jesus Himself suddenly stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” ³⁷ But they were startled and frightened, and thought that they were looking at ^(AI)a spirit. ³⁸ And He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why are doubts arising in your ^[s]hearts? ^{39 (AJ)}See My hands and My feet, that ^[t]it is I Myself; ^(AK)touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.” ⁴⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. ⁴¹ While they still ^[u](AL)could not believe it because of their joy and astonishment, He said to them, “^(AM)Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴² They served Him a piece of broiled fish; ⁴³ and He took it and ^(AN)ate it in front of them.

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, “^(AO)These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things that are written about Me in the ^(AP)Law of Moses and the Prophets and ^(AQ)the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then He ^(AR)opened their ^[v]minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and He said to them, “^(AS)So it is written, that the ^[w]Christ would suffer and ^(AT)rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and that ^(AU)repentance ^[x]for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ^[y]in His name to ^(AV)all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are ^(AW)witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, ^(AX)I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but ^(AY)you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And He led them out as far as ^(AZ)Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. ⁵¹ While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³ and were continually in the temple ^[z]praising God.

Footnotes

1. Luke 24:5 Lit they
2. Luke 24:6 Or been raised
3. Luke 24:11 Lit in their sight
4. Luke 24:11 Lit them
5. Luke 24:12 Or by themselves
6. Luke 24:12 Lit own home
7. Luke 24:13 Possibly about 7 miles or 11.3 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
8. Luke 24:18 Lit and you do not know
9. Luke 24:21 Or expected that
10. Luke 24:25 Lit O foolish
11. Luke 24:26 I.e., Messiah
12. Luke 24:27 Lit from
13. Luke 24:27 Lit from
14. Luke 24:29 Lit has now declined
15. Luke 24:31 Lit them
16. Luke 24:32 Lit Was our heart
17. Luke 24:32 Lit opening
18. Luke 24:35 Lit the things
19. Luke 24:38 Lit heart
20. Luke 24:39 Lit I Myself am
21. Luke 24:41 Lit were disbelieving
22. Luke 24:45 Lit mind
23. Luke 24:46 I.e., Messiah
24. Luke 24:47 Later mss and forgiveness
25. Luke 24:47 Or on the basis of
26. Luke 24:53 Lit blessing

Cross references

1. Luke 24:1 : Luke 24:1-10: Matt 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; John 20:1-8
2. Luke 24:3 : Luke 7:13; Acts 1:21
3. Luke 24:4 : John 20:12
4. Luke 24:4 : Luke 2:9; Acts 12:7
5. Luke 24:6 : Mark 16:6
6. Luke 24:6 : Matt 17:22f; Mark 9:30f; Luke 9:44; 24:44
7. Luke 24:7 : Matt 16:21; Luke 24:46
8. Luke 24:8 : John 2:22
9. Luke 24:10 : Matt 27:56
10. Luke 24:10 : Mark 6:30
11. Luke 24:11 : Mark 16:11
12. Luke 24:12 : John 20:3-6
13. Luke 24:12 : John 20:10
14. Luke 24:13 : Mark 16:12
15. Luke 24:16 : Luke 24:31; John 20:14; 21:4
16. Luke 24:19 : Mark 1:24
17. Luke 24:19 : Matt 21:11
18. Luke 24:20 : Luke 23:13
19. Luke 24:21 : Luke 1:68
20. Luke 24:22 : Luke 24:1ff
21. Luke 24:25 : Matt 26:24
22. Luke 24:26 : Luke 24:7, 44ff; Heb 2:10; 1 Pet 1:11
23. Luke 24:27 : Gen 3:15; 12:3; Num 21:9 [John 3:14]; Deut 18:15 [John 1:45]; John 5:46
24. Luke 24:27 : 2 Sam 7:12-16; Is 7:14 [Matt 1:23]; Is 9:1f [Matt 4:15f]; Is 42:1 [Matt 12:18ff]; Is 53:4 [Matt 8:17; Luke 22:37]; Dan 7:13 [Matt 24:30]; Mic 5:2 [Matt 2:6]; Zech 9:9 [Matt 21:5]; Acts 13:27
25. Luke 24:28 : Mark 6:48
26. Luke 24:30 : Matt 14:19
27. Luke 24:31 : Luke 24:16
28. Luke 24:32 : Luke 24:45
29. Luke 24:33 : Mark 16:13
30. Luke 24:33 : Acts 1:14
31. Luke 24:34 : Luke 24:6
32. Luke 24:34 : 1 Cor 15:5
33. Luke 24:35 : Luke 24:30f
34. Luke 24:36 : Mark 16:14
35. Luke 24:37 : Matt 14:26; Mark 6:49
36. Luke 24:39 : John 20:20, 27
37. Luke 24:39 : John 20:27; 1 John 1:1
38. Luke 24:41 : Luke 24:11
39. Luke 24:41 : John 21:5
40. Luke 24:43 : Acts 10:41
41. Luke 24:44 : Luke 9:22, 44f; 18:31-34; 22:37
42. Luke 24:44 : Luke 24:27
43. Luke 24:44 : Ps 2:7ff [Acts 13:33]; Ps 16:10 [Acts 2:27]; Ps 22:1-18 [Matt 27:34-46]; Ps 69:1-21 [John 19:28ff]; Ps 72; 110:1 [Matt 22:43f]; Ps 118:22f [Matt 21:42]
44. Luke 24:45 : Luke 24:32; Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20
45. Luke 24:46 : Luke 24:26, 44
46. Luke 24:46 : Luke 24:7
47. Luke 24:47 : Acts 5:31; 10:43; 13:38; 26:18
48. Luke 24:47 : Matt 28:19
49. Luke 24:48 : Acts 1:8, 22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39, 41; 13:31; 1 Pet 5:1
50. Luke 24:49 : John 14:26
51. Luke 24:49 : Acts 1:4
52. Luke 24:50 : Matt 21:17; Acts 1:12