JMNT(i)
1 Now in the early depths of one of the sabbaths they came upon the memorial tomb, progressively carrying [the] spices which they had prepared, [comment: the sabbath of 23:56, above, would have been the Day of Passover; the sabbath of this verse would then been the seventh day of that week, or, the weekly sabbath]
2 and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,
3 yet, upon entering, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And then – it happened in the midst of a perplexity for them to be without a way [to explain or understand] about this – look! two adult men (human males), in clothing that was constantly flashing and radiating beams of light, stepped up suddenly and stood by them.
5 Now in their immediately coming to be terrified and bowing [their] faces unto the ground (or: So, at their suddenly becoming engulfed in fear and inclining prostrate – the faces [pressed] into the soil), they [i.e., the men] said to them [i.e., the women], "Why are you women in the midst of looking for the Living One in the company of (or: with; amidst) the dead folks?
6 "He is not here. To the contrary, He was aroused and raised up! Be now reminded how He spoke to you folks, while yet being in the Galilee [district],
7 "repeatedly saying [of] the Son of the Man (the Human Being; = Adam's Son; = the expected Messiah), that it continued necessary for [Him] to be turned over (or: delivered) into [the] hands of outcast humans (mankind characterized by failure to hit the target; men who by habit and way of life are sinners), and then to be crucified (executed on a stake) – and yet on (or: in) the third day to stand back up again, and rise!"
8 So thus were they reminded of His gush-effects (the results of His flow in sayings and spoken words).
9 Later, after returning from the memorial tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven, as well as to all the rest.
10 Now they [i.e., these women] were the Magdalene Mary and Joanna and Mary, the one of (or: belonging to or related to) Jacob (or: James), as well as the rest of the women with them (= their companions). They, one after another, kept on telling these things to the folks that He had commissioned as emissaries (sent-forth ones; representatives),
11 and yet these gush-effects (or: sayings; declarations) seemed (or: appeared) in their sight to be as if nonsense (or: wild talk; hysteria; or: a frivolous tale), and they continued putting no trust in them (i.e., the women; or: they were still not believing them; they were remaining without confidence in [the women]).
12 So Peter, upon arising, ran [until he came] upon the memorial tomb, and then, bending forward beside [it], he continues looking (observing) only the linen wrappings (swathings; = burial clothes). And so he went off to himself, continuing in wondering [at] what had been happening (or: he came away, still marveling to himself [about] that which had been coming to be).
13 And now, look and consider! Two of them, on that same day, were progressively journeying into a village which is named Emmaus, being located at a distance of sixty stadia (= seven miles) from Jerusalem,
14 and they, themselves, kept on conversing with each other about all the things that had been coming about in step with one another (= had happened in conjunction).
15 And then it happened! In the midst of the [situation for] them to be in continued conversation and seeking together by progressive questioning and deliberation, Jesus Himself, upon drawing near, also began journeying together with them,
16 but their eyes continued being held in a strong grip (thus: restrained) [so as] not to recognize or to fully experience knowledge of Him.
17 So then He said to them, "What [are] these words which you continue tossing back and forth to each other (or: What [is] this you are saying as you exchange words with one another) while walking along?" And so they paused and stood still, with stern and gloomy faces (looking depressed).
18 So, giving a considered reply, the one named Cleopas said to Him, "Are you yourself temporarily lodging alone (by yourself) in Jerusalem and so you did not come to know about (or: As for you, are you the only person presently visiting Jerusalem that does not know) the things happening (or: which have taken place) in her in these days?"
19 And then He said to them, "Which (or: What sort of) things?" So they said to Him, "The things about (or: concerning) Jesus – the one from Nazareth – a Man who came to be a prophet, powerful in deed as well as word (or: able in work and expressed thought), before (in front of and in the sight and presence of) God and all the people;
20 "and how our chief (ranking) priests and rulers (or: leaders) turned Him over unto a sentence (or: judgment-effect) of death, and then crucified Him (executed Him on a stake).
21 "Yet we, ourselves, had been expecting that He is the One being now about to be progressively redeeming and thus liberating Israel, by payment of a ransom. But surely, to the contrary and besides all these things, this makes the third day since these things occurred.
22 "Still, on the other hand, certain women from our group amazed us beyond comprehension, putting us out of place [in our thinking]! Coming to be at the memorial tomb early,
23 "and then not finding His body, they came, also repeatedly saying to have looked on and seen a sight: an appearance of agents (or: messengers) who kept on laying out and explaining [the situation for] Him to be or to continue living!
24 "And so, some of those with us set off [to come] upon the memorial tomb, and then found [it] thus, just as the women also said [it to be], but yet, they did not see Him.”
25 Then He said to them, "O senseless (or: unintelligent; mindless) and slow at heart to be trusting and believing on all things which the prophets spoke!
26 "Did it not continue necessary for the Christ (the Anointed One) to experience and suffer these things – and then to enter into His glory (or: His assumed appearance)?"
27 And so, beginning from Moses, and then from all the prophets, He continued to fully interpret and explain to (or: for) them the things pertaining to (or: the references about) Himself within all the Scriptures.
28 Later they came near to the village where they were going, and He does as though (or: acted as if) to continue journeying farther,
29 and so with constraining force they pressured Him, the one after the other saying, "Stay (Remain; Abide) with us, because it is toward evening, and the day has already declined." With that, He went in to stay with them.
30 And then it happened – during the [situation for] Him to be reclining [at the meal] with them! After taking (or: receiving) the loaf of bread, He spoke words of well-being and blessing. Then, after breaking [it], He began giving [it] to them.
31 At that their eyes were at once fully opened wide, and they experienced full recognition of Him. Then He, himself, at once became invisible (or: vanished; disappeared), away from them.
32 Later they said to each other, "Were not our hearts constantly burning as He continued speaking to us on the road (or: in the path; with the way) – as He continued fully opening up the Scriptures to (and: for; or: in) us?"
33 And rising up in that same hour, they returned into Jerusalem and found the eleven, as well as those having been collected together with them as a body,
34 [who were] then saying [to these two] that the Lord was existentially (as a being; and: actually; in fact) aroused and raised up, and then was seen by Simon."
35 So then they, themselves, began leading forth with a detailed explanation about the events on the road, and how He came to be known to them (or: personally recognized by them) in the breaking of the loaf of bread. [comment: A.T. Robertson points out that the recognition did not come in His exegesis of Scripture, but at the meal and His serving them]
36 Now upon their speaking these things, He [other MSS: Jesus] himself stood in their midst, and proceeds to say, "Peace [= Shalom] to (or: [is] for; by; in; with) you folks."
37 Yet as [some] were being startled, while [other] were being terrified – then [all] were becoming ones in the grips of fear – they kept on supposing (imagining; assuming) to be presently watching (being a spectator of) a spirit or life-force.
38 Then He said to them, "Why are you folks shaken... troubled... disturbed? And because of what are reasonings and doubts repeatedly climbing up within the midst of your hearts?
39 "Look at My hands, and My feet... see and perceive that I, Myself, am Him (or: that I Myself continue existing; or: because, as for Me, I continue existing [as] Myself)! Handle Me, and feel as you grope and touch, then perceive that spirit (breath-effect; wind; life-force) does not usually have flesh and bones – according as you folks continue viewing Me [as] continuously having."
40 And while continuing in saying this, He showed (displayed) [His] hands and feet to them.
41 But at their still continuing in not trusting or believing (or: disbelieving) – from the joy and continued marveling, wondering and bewilderment – He says to them, "Do you presently have something edible (or: = any food), here in this place?"
42 So they handed a piece of broiled (or: baked) fish to Him.
43 Then, upon taking (or: receiving) [it], He ate [it] in front of them and in their sight.
44 Now He says to them, "These [were] My words (thoughts; ideas; or: This [is] My message) – which I spoke to you folks, while yet being together with you – That it continues binding and necessary for all the things having been written within the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets and Psalms, concerning Me, to be fulfilled."
45 At that time He fully opened back up again their minds to be habitually making the Scriptures flow together (or: to continue putting the Scriptures together so as to comprehend [them]),
46 And then He says to them, "Thus is has been written [other MSS add: and thus it continued binding] [about] the Christ (the Anointed One): He was to suffer, and then to rise (or: stand back up again) from out of the midst of dead folks – on the third day –
47 "and then, upon the [authority and basis of] His Name, a change of mind and thinking – [proceeding, or, leading] into a flowing away of failures (a sending away of mistakes; a forgiveness of sins; a divorcing of the situations of missing the target; an abandonment of guilt; a release from error) – is to be proclaimed by heralds unto all the ethnic multitudes and nations (or: the Gentiles; the non-Israelites), beginning (or: with folks starting) from Jerusalem.
48 "You folks are witnesses of these things (or: are people who can give evidence for these people).
49 "And so, look and take note: I Myself am now progressively sending forth the Promise from out of the midst of, and from, My Father (or: am out from within repeatedly sending forth My Father's promise, as an Emissary; [with other MSS: From where I now am, I now continuously send off the Promise, which is My Father]) upon you people. So you, yourselves, sit down (be seated) within the City – until where (or: which [situation] or: what [time]) you can (or: may) clothe yourselves with (or: enter within the midst of) power and ability from out of the midst of exaltation (or: height; elevation; perhaps: = on high)."
50 Now He led them out [on the Mount Olives] as far as facing toward Bethany (or: to where [the road turns off] toward Bethany), and then, after lifting up His hands on [them], He spoke words of ease and well-being, and blessed them.
51 Then – it happened during the [occasion for] Him to be blessing them – He stationed [Himself] at an interval from [His] former position, away from them, and then He was progressively carried back up into the atmosphere (or: heaven; sky) again.
52 And they themselves, after doing obeisance and paying homage to Him and bowing in worship, returned into Jerusalem, with great joy.
53 Later, they were through all [times and conditions] within the Temple grounds and courts, constantly praising God, and habitually speaking good words of ease and well-being. It is so (Amen). [written circa A.D. 57-62 – Based on the critical analysis of John A.T. Robinson]