Luke 24 Darby Translation
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1 But on the morrow of the sabbath, very early indeed in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the aromatic spices which they had prepared.
1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 And when they had entered they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
3 They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.
4 And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.
4 While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.
5 And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?
5 Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
6 He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
7 saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise the third day.
7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
8 And they remembered his words;
8 They remembered his words,
9 and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
9 returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
10 Now it was Mary of Magdala, and Johanna, and Mary the [mother] of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles.
10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
11 And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.
11 These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.
12 But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.
12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
13 And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;
13 Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
14 and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place.
14 They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened.
15 And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them;
15 While they talked and questioned together, Jesus himself came near, and went with them.
16 but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
17 And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast?
17 He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?”
18 And one [of them], named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days?
18 One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”
19 And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
19 He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to [the] judgment of death and crucified him.
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
21 But we had hoped that he was [the one] who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place.
21 But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
22 And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre,
22 Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;
23 and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living.
23 and when they didn’t find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
24 And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found it so, as the women also had said, but him they saw not.
24 Some of us went to the tomb and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”
25 And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
25 He said to them, “Foolish people, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory?
26 Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?”
27 And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
27 Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther.
28 They came near to the village where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.
29 And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.
29 They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.
30 And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them.
30 When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.
31 Their eyes were opened and they recognized him; then he vanished out of their sight.
32 And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, [and] as he opened the scriptures to us?
32 They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”
33 And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven, and those with them, gathered together,
33 They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,
34 saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.
34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”
35 And they related what [had happened] on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
35 They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
36 And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.
36 As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
37 But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.
37 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?
38 He said to them, “Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.
39 See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
40 And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet.
40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
41 But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?
41 While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
42 And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb;
42 They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
43 and he took it and ate before them.
43 He took them, and ate in front of them.
44 And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.
44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms concerning me must be fulfilled.”
45 Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,
45 Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
46 and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;
46 He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem.
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.
49 Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them.
50 He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
51 And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven.
51 While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
52 And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
52 They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.
53 and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Cleopas
One of two disciples walking to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection, who told the unrecognized Jesus of the events in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Luke 24:18
Places
Bethany
Bethany was Jesus' lodging near Jerusalem during Passion week and the home of Lazarus. Luke sets the Ascension close by.
Cited in the guide: John 11:1; John 12:1; Luke 24:50
Emmaus
Emmaus's location is disputed — Emmaus Nicopolis, Abu Ghosh, el-Qubeibeh, and Motza are all proposed (approximate location). It is remembered for the risen Christ's road encounter.
Cited in the guide: Luke 24:13; Luke 24:30-31
Cross references (50)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 20:1–2; Matthew 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:10; Luke 23:55–56
- 2 Matthew 27:60–66; Mark 16:3–4; John 20:1–2; Mark 15:46–47; Matthew 28:2
- 3 Luke 24:23; John 20:6–7
- 4 John 20:11–12; Mark 16:5; Acts 1:10; Matthew 28:2–6; Genesis 18:2
- 5 Mark 16:5–6; Revelation 1:18; Matthew 28:3–5; Revelation 2:8; Luke 1:12–13
- 6 Matthew 17:22–23; Luke 9:22; Mark 8:31; Matthew 28:6; Matthew 27:63
- 7 Matthew 16:21
- 8 John 14:26; John 12:16; John 2:19–22
- 9 Matthew 28:7–8; Mark 16:7–8; Luke 24:22–24; Mark 16:10
- 10 Mark 15:40–41; Luke 8:2–3; Matthew 27:56; John 20:11–18; Mark 16:9–11
- 11 Job 9:16; Mark 16:11; Psalm 126:1; Genesis 19:14; 2 Kings 7:2
- 12 John 20:3–10
- 13 Luke 24:18; Mark 16:12–13
- 14 Luke 6:45; Deuteronomy 6:7
- 15 Matthew 18:20; Luke 24:36; John 14:18–19
- 16 John 20:14; John 21:4; Luke 24:31; Mark 16:12; 2 Kings 6:18–20
- 17 John 16:6; John 16:20–22; Ezekiel 9:4–6
- 18 John 19:25
- 19 Matthew 21:11; Luke 7:16; John 6:14; John 4:19; John 3:2
- 20 Matthew 27:20; Acts 3:13–15; Luke 23:13; Acts 4:8–10; Acts 13:27–29
- 21 Luke 1:68; Isaiah 59:20; Luke 2:38; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Psalm 130:8
- 22 Mark 16:9–10; Matthew 28:7–8; John 20:1–2; John 20:18; Luke 24:1–11
- 24 Luke 24:12; John 20:1–10
- 25 Mark 9:19; Mark 7:18; Hebrews 5:11–12; Mark 16:14; Mark 8:17–18
- 26 1 Peter 1:11; Zechariah 13:7; Isaiah 53:1–12; Acts 17:3; Hebrews 2:8–10
- 27 Isaiah 7:14; Luke 24:44; Deuteronomy 18:15; Isaiah 53:1–12; Jeremiah 33:14–15
- 28 Mark 6:48; Genesis 19:2; Genesis 42:7; Genesis 32:26
- 29 2 Kings 4:8; Genesis 19:3; Luke 14:23; Acts 16:14
- 30 Matthew 14:19; Luke 24:35; Matthew 15:36; Luke 9:16; Acts 27:35
- 31 Luke 24:16; John 8:59; Luke 4:30; John 20:13–16
- 32 Luke 24:45; Jeremiah 23:29; Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 39:3; Jeremiah 15:16
- 33 John 20:19–26; Mark 16:13; Acts 1:14
- 34 1 Corinthians 15:5; Mark 16:7; Luke 22:54–62
- 35 Mark 16:12–13; Acts 2:42; Luke 24:30–31
- 36 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Isaiah 57:18; Luke 10:5; John 20:19–23; Mark 16:14
- 37 Matthew 14:26–27; Mark 6:49–50; Job 4:14–16; 1 Samuel 28:13; Acts 12:15
- 38 Jeremiah 4:14; Hebrews 4:13; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:5; Matthew 16:8
- 39 John 20:27; 1 John 1:1; Ecclesiastes 12:7; John 20:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- 41 John 21:5; Psalm 126:1–2; John 21:10–13; Job 9:16; John 16:22
- 43 Acts 10:41
- 44 Zechariah 12:10; Luke 24:26–27; Zechariah 9:9; Psalm 110:1–7; Acts 13:33
- 45 Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20; Psalm 119:18; 2 Corinthians 3:14–18; Acts 26:18
- 46 Isaiah 53:2–12; Isaiah 50:6; Luke 24:44; Luke 24:26–27; Luke 24:7
- 47 Acts 5:31; Isaiah 49:6; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; Acts 20:21
- 48 Acts 13:31; Acts 2:32; Acts 1:8; Acts 5:32; Acts 10:41
- 49 Acts 1:8; Acts 1:4; Joel 2:28–32; John 14:26; Isaiah 32:15
- 50 Acts 1:12; Mark 11:1; Genesis 49:28; Matthew 21:17; Numbers 6:23–27
- 51 Acts 1:9; Mark 16:19; John 20:17; 2 Kings 2:11; Hebrews 1:3
- 52 Matthew 28:9; Psalm 30:11; 1 Peter 1:8; John 16:22; John 20:28
- 53 Mark 16:20; Acts 5:41–42; Matthew 28:20; Acts 2:46–47; Revelation 22:21
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The Lord appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, as ye have heard, and saluted them, saying, "Peace be unto you." This is peace indeed, and the salutation of salvation: for the very word salutation has received its name from salvation. And what can be better than that Salvation Itself should salute man? For Christ is our Salvation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… was that the Lord discoursed with the disciples after His resurrection from the dead, proving to them from the Scriptures themselves "that Christ must suffer, and enter into His glory, and that remission of sins should be preached in His name throughout all the world." And the disciple will be perfected, and [rendered] like the householder, "who bringeth forth from …
O ye sons of men, how long so slow of heart? Even now, after the Life is descended to you, will ye not ascend and live?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
let the heretics be silenced who speak against His humanity, for they speak against Him, who saith, Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
His running to the fig-tree, His shrinking, that is, His drawing back, His praying, and His making as though He would have gone further For neither as God nor as man was He in need of these or similar things, but only because His form was that of a man as necessity and expediency demanded.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)