Luke 24:26-46

²⁶Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?” ²⁷Then beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸And they approached the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther. ²⁹And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. ³¹And then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. ³²They said to one another, “Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³And they got up that very hour and 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!” ³⁵They began to relate their experiences on the road, and how He was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.

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

⁴⁴Now He said to them, “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 Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶and He said to them, “So it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,