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Luke 24:13-35 (The Message)
The Road to Emmaus
That same day two of them were walking to the village
Emmaus, about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were
deep in conversation, going over all these things that had
happened. In the middle of their talk and questions, Jesus
came up and walked along with them. But they were not
able to recognize who he was.
He asked, “What’s this you’re discussing so intently
as you walk along?”
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They just stood there, long-faced, like they had lost their
best friend. Then one of them, his name was Cleopas, said,
“Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard what’s
happened during the last few days?”
He said, “What has happened?”
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They said, “The things that happened to Jesus the
Nazarene. He was a man of God, a prophet, dynamic in
work and word, blessed by both God and all the people.
Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him
sentenced to death, and cruci昀椀ed him. And we had our
hopes up that he was the One, the One about to deliver
Israel. And it is now the third day since it happened. But
now some of our women have completely confused us.
Early this morning they were at the tomb and couldn’t
昀椀nd his body. They came back with the story that they had
seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. Some of our
friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty
just as the women said, but they didn’t see Jesus.”
Then he said to them, “So thick-headed! So slow-hearted!
Why can’t you simply believe all that the prophets said?
Don’t you see that these things had to happen, that the
Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?”
Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of
Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out
everything in the Scriptures that referred to him.
They came to the edge of the village where they were
headed. He acted as if he were going on but they pressed
him: “Stay and have supper with us. It’s nearly evening; the
day is done.” So he went in with them. And here is what
happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the
bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that
moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him.
And then he disappeared.
Back and forth they talked. “Didn’t we feel on 昀椀re as he
conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the
Scriptures for us?”
A Ghost Doesn’t Have Muscle and Bone
They didn’t waste a minute. They were up and on their way
back to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and their friends
gathered together, talking away: “It’s really happened!
The Master has been raised up—Simon saw him!”
Then the two went over everything that happened on
the road and how they recognized him when he broke
the bread.
Lectionary Readings for the 19th April:
Acts 2: 14a, 36-41 · Psalm 116: 1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1: 17-23 · Luke 24: 13-35
