it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others with them, who gave the apostles this relation:

But this story of the women seemed in their opinion to be nonsense; they would not believe them.

Then He said to them, "What is this that you are discussing together as you walk?" So they stopped and stood still with puzzled countenances.

Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?

But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.

Yes, indeed, some women of our number have astounded us! They went to the tomb early this morning

And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found [it] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see."

Was not the Christ bound to undergo this suffering before entering upon his Glory?"

And they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, because it is [getting] toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent." And he went in to stay with them.

At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.

Upon this, they said to one another, to what ardor did not our affections rise, while he talk'd with us by the way, and while he expounded to us the scriptures?

While they were all talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and told them, "Peace be with you."

upon which he said to them, why are you in this confusion? what is it, that your minds are so perplex'd?

And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, that everything which is written about me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the Psalms, had to be fulfilled."

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

You yourselves are to be witnesses to all this.

And look, I [am going to] send upon you apostles what my Father promised [i.e., the Holy Spirit. See John 14:26]; but you should wait in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from above." [Note: This promise was fulfilled when the apostles were immersed in the Holy Spirit. See Acts 1:4 - 2:4].

Then Jesus led His apostles out [of Jerusalem] until they came near to Bethany [Note: This was a village fewer than two miles east of Jerusalem]. [There] He raised His hands and asked God's blessing on them.