The Resurrection 1But vpon the first day of the Sabbathes, The Road to Emmaus 13And beholde, two of them went that same day to a towne called Emaus, which was from Hierusalem about threescore furlonges.
14And they talked together of all these thynges that were done.
15And it came to passe, that whyle they communed together & reasoned, Iesus him selfe drewe neare, and went with them.
16But their eyes were holden, that they shoulde not knowe him.
17And he sayde vnto them: What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke, and are sad?
18And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, aunswered, and sayde to him: Art thou only a straunger in Hierusalem, & hast not knowen the thinges which are come to passe there, in these dayes?
19He sayde vnto them: what thynges? And they sayde vnto him: Of Iesus of Nazareth, whiche was a prophete, mightie in deede and worde before God and all the people:
20And howe the hye priestes, and our rulers deliuered him to be condempned to death, and haue crucified him.
21But we trusted that it had ben he which shoulde haue redeemed Israel: And as touchyng all these thynges, to day is euen the thirde day, that they were done.
22Yea, and certayne women also of our companie made vs astonied, which came early vnto the sepulchre,
23And founde not his body, and came, saying that they had seene a vision of angels, which sayde that he was alyue.
24And certayne of them which were with vs, went to the sepulchre, & founde it euen so as the women had sayde: but hym they sawe not.
25And he sayde vnto them: O fooles and slowe of heart, to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoken.
26Ought not Christe to haue suffered these thinges, & to enter into his glory?
27And he began at Moyses, and all the prophetes, and interpreted vnto them in all Scriptures which were writen of hym.
28And they drewe nye vnto the towne which they went vnto, and he made as though he would haue gone further.
29And they constrayned hym, saying: abyde with vs, for it draweth towarde nyght, and the day is farre passed. And he went in to tary with them.
30And it came to passe, as he sate at meate with them, he toke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.
31And their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he vanished out of their syght.
32And they sayde betweene them selues: Dyd not our heartes burne within vs, whyle he talked with vs by the way, and opened vnto vs the scriptures?
33And they rose vp the same houre, and returned Jesus Appears to the Disciples 36And as they thus spake, Iesus him selfe stoode in the middes of them, and saith vnto them: Peace be vnto you.
37But they were abasshed and afrayde, & supposed that they had seene a spirite.
38And he sayde vnto them: Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughtes arise in your heartes?
39Beholde my handes and my feete, that it is euen I my selfe: Handle me and see, for a spirite hath not fleshe and bones, as ye see me haue.
40And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his handes and his feete.
41And whyle they yet beleued not for ioy, and wondred, he sayde vnto them: Haue ye heare any meate?
42And they offered him a peece of a broyled fishe, and of an hony combe.
43And he toke it, and dyd eate before them.
44And he sayde vnto them: These are the wordes which I spake vnto you, whyle I was yet with you, that all must The Ascension 50And he led them out into Bethanie, and lift vp his handes, & blessed them.
51And it came to passe, as he blessed them, he departed from them, and was caryed vp into heauen.
52And they worshipped him, and returned to Hierusalem with great ioy,
53And were continually in the temple, praysyng and laudyng God. Amen. |