^26 (A)Was it not necessary for the ^[a]Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” ²⁷ Then beginning ^[b]with ^(B)Moses and ^[c]with all the ^(C)prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and ^(D)He acted as though He were going farther. ²⁹ But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ^[d]is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ^(E)blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. ³¹ Then their ^(F)eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ^[e]their sight. ³² They said to one another, “^[f]Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^(G)was ^[g]explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^(H)found gathered together the eleven and ^(I)those who were with them, ³⁴ saying, “^(J)The Lord has really risen and ^(K)has appeared to Simon.” ³⁵ They began to relate ^[h]their experiences on the road and how ^(L)He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Other Appearances

³⁶ While they were telling these things, ^(M)He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” ³⁷ But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing ^(N)a spirit. ³⁸ And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your ^[i]hearts? ^39 (O)See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; ^(P)touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. ⁴¹ While they still ^[j](Q)could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “^(R)Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴² They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; ⁴³ and He took it and ^(S)ate it before them.

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, “^(T)These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the ^(U)Law of Moses and the Prophets and ^(V)the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then He ^(W)opened their ^[k]minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and He said to them, “^(X)Thus it is written, that the ^[l]Christ would suffer and ^(Y)rise again from the dead the third day, ⁴⁷ and that ^(Z)repentance ^[m]for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ^[n]in His name to ^(AA)all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are ^(AB)witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, ^(AC)I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but ^(AD)you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And He led them out as far as ^(AE)Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. ⁵¹ While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³ and were continually in the temple ^[o]praising God.

⁹ For as yet ^(A)they did not understand the Scripture, ^(B)that He must rise again from the dead.

³³ that God has fulfilled this promise ^[a]to our children in that He ^(A)raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘^(B)You are My Son; today i have begotten You.’