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38As they traveled, Jesus came to a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

39Martha had a sister named Mary. Mary sat down at Jesus' feet and listened to what he said.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

NoteSitting at a teacher's feet was how students learned. Mary was learning, just like the men did.

40But Martha was busy with all the work of serving. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me."

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

41Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things."

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

NoteThe King James says Martha was "careful." Back then that meant full of worry, not being careful crossing a road.

42"But only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, and no one will take it away from her."

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

NoteA "part" meant a share, like your share of food at a meal. Jesus says Mary picked the best share.

1Jesus came into the town of Jericho. He was walking through it.

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

NoteJericho was a very old town. It sat down in a valley near the Jordan River. From there the road climbed up to Jerusalem.

2A man there was named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

NoteTax collectors took money from people for the rulers of Rome. Rome ruled the land at that time. Many tax collectors took extra and kept it for themselves. So most people did not like them. A chief tax collector was the boss of the others.

3He wanted to see who Jesus was. But he was short, and the crowd was in his way.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

4So he ran on ahead. He climbed a sycamore tree, because Jesus would pass that way.

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

NoteA sycamore tree there was big and shady. Its branches grew low and wide. That made it easy for a short man to climb.

5Jesus came to that spot and looked up. He said, "Zacchaeus, hurry down. I must stay at your house today."

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

6So Zacchaeus hurried down. He was glad to welcome Jesus into his home.

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

7Everyone who saw it grumbled. They said, "He has gone to stay with a man who sins."

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

NoteBack then, eating at someone's house meant you were friends. The crowd did not want Jesus to be friends with Zacchaeus.

8Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord. I give half of what I own to poor people. If I cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

NoteGod's old law said a cheat must pay back what he took, and extra too. Zacchaeus promised to pay back much more than the law asked.

9Jesus said to him, "Today God's saving help has come to this house. This man too is a son of Abraham, part of Abraham's family."

And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

NoteAbraham lived long, long ago. The Jewish people were all his family, his great-great-grandchildren. To call someone a son of Abraham meant he belonged with God's people.

10"The Son of Man came to look for lost people and save them." Son of Man was the name Jesus used for himself.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

NoteLost here does not mean someone who cannot find the way home. It means people who have wandered away from God.

39Jesus went out to the Mount of Olives, a hill he often went to. His followers went with him.

And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

NoteThe Mount of Olives is a hill just outside Jerusalem. Olive trees grew all over it.

40When he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not be pulled into doing wrong."

And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

41He went away from them, about as far as a person can throw a stone. He knelt down and prayed.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

42He said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. But do what you want, not what I want."

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

NoteIn the Bible, a "cup" can mean the hard thing a person must go through. Jesus meant the painful hours coming soon.

43Then an angel from heaven came to him and made him strong.

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

44He hurt so much inside that he prayed even harder. His sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood.

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45He got up from praying and came to his followers. They were asleep, worn out from being so sad.

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

46He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray, so you will not be pulled into doing wrong."

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

47While he was still talking, a crowd came. Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He came close to Jesus to kiss him.

And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

NoteA kiss on the cheek was a normal hello between friends. Judas used it to show the guards which man was Jesus.

48But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you handing over the Son of Man with a kiss?"

But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

49The men with Jesus saw what was about to happen. They said, "Lord, should we fight with our swords?"

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

50One of them struck the servant of the high priest, the top priest, and cut off his right ear.

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

NoteThe high priest was the leader of all the priests. Priests were the men who served God at the temple.

51But Jesus said, "Stop! That is enough." Then he touched the man's ear and healed him.

And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

52The chief priests, the temple guards, and the elders had come for him. Jesus said to them, "Did you bring swords and clubs, as if I were a robber?"

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

NoteElders were older men who helped lead the people. Clubs are heavy sticks that men used as weapons.

53"I was with you in the temple every day, and you never grabbed me. But this is your hour, when darkness has power."

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Note"This is your hour" means it is now your turn to act. Jesus was saying they could do this only for a short time.

1Then the whole group stood up. They took Jesus to Pilate.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

NotePilate was the Roman governor. He ruled this land for Rome.

2They began to blame him. They said, "This man stirs up trouble in our country. He tells people not to pay taxes to Caesar, our ruler. He says he is the Christ, a king."

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

NoteCaesar was the emperor of Rome, the ruler of many lands.

3Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "You have said so."

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

Note"Christ" means the special king God promised to send his people. Jesus' answer, "You have said so," is a quiet way of saying yes.

4Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find nothing wrong with this man."

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

NoteThe chief priests were the top leaders at the temple, God's house.

5But they said it even harder. "He gets the people all stirred up. He teaches all over Judea. He started in Galilee and came here."

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

NoteJudea and Galilee are two parts of the same country. Galilee was up north, and Judea was down south.

6When Pilate heard the word Galilee, he asked if the man was from there.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

7He learned that Jesus came from the part Herod ruled. So he sent Jesus to Herod, who was in Jerusalem just then.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

NoteHerod was a ruler over Galilee. Rome let him rule that part.

8Herod was very glad to see Jesus. He had wanted to see him for a long time. He had heard many stories about him. He hoped to watch him do a miracle.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

NoteA miracle is something wonderful that only God can do.

9Herod asked him many questions. But Jesus did not answer him at all.

Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

10The chief priests and the scribes stood there. They kept blaming him in angry voices.

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

NoteScribes were teachers who studied God's law and copied it out.

11Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus like he was nothing. They made fun of him. They put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

NoteThe fine robe was a joke. Kings wore robes like that, so it made fun of him.

12That same day Pilate and Herod became friends. Before this they had been enemies.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

13Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people.

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14He said to them, "You brought me this man. You said he was stirring up the people. I asked him questions in front of you. I did not find him guilty of what you say.

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

15Herod did not find him guilty either. I sent you to him. This man has done nothing that he should die for.

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

16So I will have him whipped. Then I will let him go."

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

NoteRoman soldiers whipped prisoners with a whip. It hurt very much.

17(At the feast each year, Pilate had to set one prisoner free.)

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

NoteThe feast was Passover. Every year, crowds came to Jerusalem for it.

18But they all shouted together, "Take this man away! Set Barabbas free for us!"

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

19(Barabbas was in prison for starting a fight against the rulers, and for killing someone.)

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

NoteBarabbas had tried to fight the Romans who ruled the land.

20Pilate wanted to let Jesus go. So he spoke to them again.

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

21But they shouted, "Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!"

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

NoteA cross was two wooden beams. The Romans killed people on crosses.

22He said to them a third time, "Why? What wrong has he done? I have found no reason to put him to death. So I will have him whipped and let him go."

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

23But they kept shouting louder and louder. They demanded that Jesus be nailed to a cross. Their loud shouting won.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

24So Pilate decided to do what they asked.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

25He set free the man they wanted. That man was in prison for fighting the rulers and for killing. And he handed Jesus over to them.

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

26As they led Jesus away, they grabbed a man named Simon. He was from Cyrene and was coming in from the fields. They put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

NoteCyrene was a city far away, across the sea in Africa.

27A big crowd followed Jesus. Some were women who cried and cried for him.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

28But Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, do not cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children.

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29Look, days are coming when people will say this: 'Happy are the women who cannot have babies. Happy are the ones who never had a baby. Happy are the ones who never fed a baby at the breast.'

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

NoteBack then, having children was a family's greatest joy. Jesus means the sad days ahead will feel backwards.

30Then people will say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' And to the hills, 'Cover us!'

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

NoteAsking the hills to cover you is a picture of wanting to hide.

31If people do this when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

NoteThis is an old saying. Green wood does not burn easily, but dry wood burns fast.

32Two other men were led out with him. They were criminals, and they were going to be put to death too.

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33They came to the place called the Skull. There they nailed Jesus to a cross. They did the same to the two criminals, one on each side of him.

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

NoteThe place was called the Skull. Nobody today knows just why.

34Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing." They threw lots to split up his clothes.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

NoteLots were small stones or sticks, a bit like dice. People threw them to decide things.

35The people stood and watched. The leaders made fun of him. They said, "He saved other people. Let him save himself, if he is God's chosen one, the Christ."

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

36The soldiers made fun of him too. They came up and held out sour wine to him.

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

NoteSour wine was cheap and thin. Soldiers and workers drank it.

37They said, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

38A sign was put up above him. It said, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

NoteThe Romans wrote a sign for each person on a cross. It told the crowd why he was there.

39One of the criminals hanging there said mean things to him. He said, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!"

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40But the other man told him to stop. He said, "Don't you even fear God? You are being punished the same way.

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

NoteTo "fear God" here means to know God is great and take him seriously.

41We are getting what we deserve. We did wrong things. But this man has done nothing wrong."

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth. Today you will be with me in paradise."

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

NoteParadise means being with God in a happy, safe place.

44It was about noon. The whole land went dark until three in the afternoon.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

NoteThe King James says "the sixth hour." People then counted hours from sunrise, so that was noon.

45The sun went dark. The big curtain in the temple tore right down the middle.

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

NoteThe temple was God's house. A huge curtain hung in front of its most holy room.

46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice. He said, "Father, I put my spirit in your hands." When he had said this, he died.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

NoteThe King James says he "gave up the ghost." That is old English for died.

47A Roman officer saw what happened. He praised God and said, "This man really was good and right."

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

NoteA centurion was a Roman officer in charge of about a hundred soldiers.

48All the people who came to watch saw what happened. They beat their chests in sadness and went home.

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

NoteHitting your own chest showed that you were very, very sad.

49All the people who knew Jesus stood far off. The women who came with him from Galilee stood there too. They watched all of it.

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

50There was a man named Joseph. He was a member of the ruling council. He was a good man who did what was right.

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:

NoteThe ruling council was a group of leaders who judged cases.

51He had not agreed with what the others planned and did. He came from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was waiting for the kingdom of God.

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

52This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

53He took the body down and wrapped it in linen cloth. He laid it in a tomb cut out of rock. No one had ever been laid there before.

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

NoteLinen is a plain, strong cloth. Tombs were small rooms cut into rock, with a stone rolled over the door.

54It was the day for getting ready. The rest day, called the Sabbath, was about to begin.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

NoteThe day for getting ready came before the Sabbath. The Sabbath began at sundown.

55The women who came with Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

56Then they went home and got sweet-smelling spices and oils ready. They rested on the Sabbath, just as God's law said.

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

NotePeople rubbed sweet spices and oil on a body. It was a way to show love and honor.

1On Sunday, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had made ready. Some other people came with them.

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

NoteA tomb was a small room cut into rock. A dead body was laid inside it. People put sweet-smelling spices on a body to honor the person.

2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

NoteA big round stone was rolled across the door of a tomb. It was very heavy to move.

3They went inside. The body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4They did not know what to think. Just then two men in shining clothes stood beside them.

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

5The women were afraid and bowed their faces to the ground. The two men said, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

6He is not here. He is alive again! Remember what he told you back in Galilee.

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

NoteGalilee was the part of the country where Jesus grew up and taught.

7He said the Son of Man, the name Jesus used for himself, must be handed over to sinful men. He would be nailed to a cross. On the third day he would rise again."

Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

NoteA cross was two wooden beams. Rulers killed people by nailing them to it.

8Then the women remembered what Jesus had said.

And they remembered his words,

9They came back from the tomb. They told all of this to the eleven apostles and to everyone else.

And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

NoteApostles were the friends Jesus chose to go with him. There had been twelve. Now only eleven were left.

10The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. Other women were with them. They are the ones who told the apostles.

It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

NoteMagdalene means she came from a town called Magdala.

11But the apostles thought it was silly talk. They did not believe the women.

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

NoteBack then many people did not trust a woman's word. That is one reason the men found this hard to believe.

12Then Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the linen cloths lying there. He went away, wondering what had happened.

Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

NoteLinen is a kind of cloth. A dead body was wrapped in it for burial.

13That same day two of them were walking to a village called Emmaus. It was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

NoteSeven miles is a long walk. It would take about two or three hours.

14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15While they talked it over, Jesus himself came near and walked along with them.

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

16But something kept them from knowing who he was.

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

17He asked them, "What are you talking about as you walk along?" They stopped, looking very sad.

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

18One of them, named Cleopas, said, "Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know what has happened these last few days?"

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

NoteCrowds of visitors came to Jerusalem for the holiday. Cleopas thought Jesus was one of them.

19"What things?" he asked. They said, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth. He was a prophet, someone who spoke God's words. He said and did powerful things in front of God and all the people.

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

NoteNazareth was the small town where Jesus grew up. A prophet was someone who told people what God said.

20Our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death. They nailed him to a cross.

And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

NoteChief priests were the leaders in charge of the temple, God's house.

21We hoped he was the one who would set Israel free. And today is the third day since all this happened.

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

NoteIsrael was God's people. Soldiers from Rome ruled their land then. Many hoped for a king to set them free.

22Some women in our group surprised us. They went to the tomb early this morning.

Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

23They did not find his body. They came and told us they had seen angels, who said Jesus is alive.

And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

NoteAngels are messengers who bring words from God.

24Then some of our friends went to the tomb. They found it just as the women had said. But they did not see him."

And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

25Then Jesus said to them, "How foolish you are! Your hearts are so slow to believe everything the prophets said.

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

NoteProphets were people long ago who spoke God's words. Their writings are in the Bible.

26Did the Christ, the king God promised to send, not have to suffer all this and then enter his glory?"

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

NoteChrist is not a last name. It means the one God chose. His glory is the bright honor that belongs to God.

27He began with Moses and all the prophets. He explained to them what all the Scriptures said about himself. The Scriptures are God's holy writings.

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

NoteMoses was a leader of God's people long ago. The first books of the Bible are his.

28They came near the village where they were going. Jesus acted as if he were going farther.

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

29But they begged him, "Stay with us. It is almost evening, and the day is nearly over." So he went in to stay with them.

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

NoteRoads were not safe after dark. People often asked travelers to stay the night.

30He sat at the table with them. He took bread, thanked God for it, broke it, and gave it to them.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

NoteBread then was flat and round. People tore it with their hands instead of cutting it. The one leading the meal thanked God and shared it.

31Then their eyes were opened, and they knew who he was. And he disappeared from their sight.

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

32They said to each other, "Our hearts felt warm inside while he talked with us on the road. He opened up the Scriptures for us."

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

33They got up that very hour and went back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven and their friends together.

And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

34The group was saying, "The Lord is truly alive again! He has shown himself to Simon."

Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

NoteSimon is another name for Peter.

35Then the two told what had happened on the road. They told how they knew him when he broke the bread.

And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.