Luke 23:44-24:53

English Standard Version

The Death of Jesus

^44 (A)It was now about the sixth hour,^[a] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,^{[b] 45} while the sun's light failed. And ^(B)the curtain of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, ^(C)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ^(D)into your hands I ^(E)commit my spirit!” And having said this ^(F)he breathed his last. ⁴⁷ Now ^(G)when the centurion saw what had taken place, ^(H)he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” ⁴⁸ And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home ^(I)beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ And all ^(J)his acquaintances and ^(K)the women who had followed him from Galilee ^(L)stood at a distance watching these things.

Jesus Is Buried

^50 (M)Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, ⁵¹ who had not consented to their decision and action; and he ^(N)was looking for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and ^(O)laid him in a tomb cut in stone, ^(P)where no one had ever yet been laid. ⁵⁴ It was the day of ^(Q)Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.^{[c] 55 (R)}The women ^(S)who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then they returned and ^(T)prepared spices and ointments.

On the Sabbath they rested ^(U)according to the commandment.

The Resurrection

24 ^(V)But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, ^(W)taking the spices they had prepared. ² And they found ^(X)the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, ^(Y)two ^(Z)men stood by them in dazzling apparel. ⁵ And as they were ^(AA)frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, ^(AB)while he was still in Galilee, ^7 (AC)that the Son of Man ^(AD)must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and ^(AE)be crucified and on ^(AF)the third day rise.” ⁸ And ^(AG)they remembered his words, ⁹ and returning from the tomb they ^(AH)told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now it was ^(AI)Mary Magdalene and ^(AJ)Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, ¹¹ but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and ^(AK)they did not believe them. ¹² But ^(AL)Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw ^(AM)the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

On the Road to Emmaus

¹³ That very day ^(AN)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles^[d] from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ^16 (AO)But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ¹⁹ And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was ^(AP)a prophet ^(AQ)mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and ^(AR)how our chief priests and ^(AS)rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was ^(AT)the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now ^(AU)the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. ^(AV)They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and ^(AW)when they did not find his body, they came back saying that ^(AX)they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ^24 (AY)Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” ²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (AZ)Was it not necessary that ^(BA)the Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^(BB)his glory?” ²⁷ And ^(BC)beginning with ^(BD)Moses and ^(BE)all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸ So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^(BF)He acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^(BG)the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^(BH)blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31 (BI)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^(BJ)he vanished from their sight. ³² They said to each other, ^(BK)“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^(BL)opened to us the Scriptures?” ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^(BM)found the eleven and ^(BN)those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^(BO)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^(BP)how he was known to them in ^(BQ)the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ As they were talking about these things, ^(BR)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷ But they were ^(BS)startled and ^(BT)frightened and ^(BU)thought they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^(BV)Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰ And when he had said this, ^(BW)he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved ^(BX)for joy and were marveling, ^(BY)he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish,^{[e] 43} and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, ^(BZ)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^(CA)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then ^(CB)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(CC)it is written, ^(CD)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(CE)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(CF)repentance for^[f] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(CG)in his name ^(CH)to all nations, ^(CI)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (CJ)You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending ^(CK)the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^(CL)are clothed with ^(CM)power ^(CN)from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And ^(CO)he led them out as far as ^(CP)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he blessed them, ^(CQ)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they ^(CR)worshiped him and ^(CS)returned to Jerusalem ^(CT)with great joy, ⁵³ and ^(CU)were continually in the temple ^(CV)blessing God.