When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?"

Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.

It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.

Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.

But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

They said one to another, "Weren't our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?"

They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,

But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.