118: Jesus Appears To His Disciples As They Walk To Emmaus

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Mark 16:12,13; Luke 24:13-35


Jesus Appears To His Disciples As They Walk To Emmaus



Two of the disciples were on their way to the village of Emmaus, nearly eight miles from Jerusalem. They were sad as they discussed the recent events. As they walked along, Jesus came to them and went with them; but they did not recognize him. Jesus said to them:

“What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?”

One of the disciples, names Cleopas, replied:

“Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and has not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?”

Jesus asked:

“What things?”

The disciples replied to him:

“Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. And now the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel. And beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulcher. And when they found not his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said, but him they saw not.”

Jesus said to the disciples:

“O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?”

Then, beginning with Moses and the prophets, Jesus explained to the disciples all the things in the Scriptures about himself. When they came to Emmaus, Jesus acted as though he would continue on; but the disciples said to him:

“Abode with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”

Jesus remained with them. At the evening meal he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them. At that moment they knew him, but he vanished from their sight.

The disciples said to one another:

“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

They returned to Jerusalem and told the others:

“The Lord has risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon.”

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