Luke 24:23-35 When they did not find Jesus’ body they came and told us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said Jesus was alive.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²³ When they did not find Jesus’ body they came and told us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said Jesus was alive. ²⁴ Then some of our companions [i.e., Peter and John. See John 20:2-9] went to the grave site and found things just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus [either].” ²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish men! How slow your minds are to believe everything the prophets have spoken [in their writings]! ²⁶ Was it not necessary for the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one] to suffer these things, and [then] to enter His glorious state [with the Father]?” ²⁷ Then, beginning from [the writings of] Moses and all the prophets, Jesus explained to the two men about the things referring to Himself [contained] in all these Scripture passages. ²⁸ And as they got close to the village [i.e., of Emmaus], where the men were going, Jesus appeared as though He were planning to continue on. ²⁹ So, the men urged Him to remain with them, saying, “Stay with us [i.e., overnight], because it is getting late and the day is almost over.” So, He went [to their house] to stay with them. ³⁰ And it happened when Jesus had reclined at the dinner table with them [Note: See Matt. 23:6], that He took a [small] loaf of bread, asked God’s blessing on it, then broke it and gave [pieces] to the two men. ³¹ [Immediately] their eyes were opened [i.e., they were given insight] so they could recognize Him. And [just then] He disappeared from their view [Note: The Greek says, “became invisible,” suggesting that He vanished miraculously]. ³² Then the two men said to each other, “Were not our hearts stirred up within us [i.e., our emotions thrilled] when Jesus spoke to us along the road and opened up the Scriptures [to our understanding]?” ³³ So, they got up at once and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven apostles gathered together with some other disciples. ³⁴ The apostles [or, some think the two men] were saying, “The Lord truly has risen and has appeared to Simon [i.e., Peter].” ³⁵ Then the two men recounted what happened along the road and how Jesus was recognized by them when He broke the loaf of bread.