On that same day, Sunday, two of Jesus’ followers were walking the seven miles home from Jerusalem to their village of Emmaus. They were talking about what had happened in the past few days. Suddenly another traveler was walking with them. It was Jesus, but they did not recognize him.
“What are you talking about so seriously?” asked the stranger. They stopped in the road, and their faces were twisted with grief. One of them spoke because he was astonished, saying, “Are you the only one in Jerusalem who doesn’t know what’s happened these last few days?”
“Well, what things?” He asked.
“The things that happened to Jesus of Nazareth. This man was a powerful prophet from God. But our religious leaders had Him crucified. And we had hoped He was the one to set Israel free.”
“On top of that, this is the third day since it happened. Some of our women went to the tomb early this morning, and they could not find His body. They came back claiming that angels told them He’s alive. Some of us went to the tomb, and it was just like the women said. But no one has seen Him.”
Then Jesus said, “You are so slow to believe the prophets! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things to enter His glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He explained everything that the scriptures said concerning Himself.
As they were getting close to Emmaus, Jesus acted like he was going farther down the road but they said to Him, “Look, it’s nearly evening. Spend the night with us.” So He went home with them.
When they sat down to supper, Jesus took the bread and blessed it. Then He broke it and gave them some. Suddenly they recognized Him! It was Jesus! And just like that, He disappeared. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
Within an hour they were headed back up the road to Jerusalem. When they found the disciples and some others gathered together, they heard the same story from them. “It is true! The Lord is risen! He has appeared to Simon Peter!”
Then the two men from Emmaus told everything that happened on their way home and how they recognized the Lord when He broke the bread for them.