¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them,^{(A) 16} but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad.^{[a] 18} Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?”^{(B) 19} He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth,^[b] who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,^{(C) 20} and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.^[c] Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place.^(D)