Israel Exhorted

¹⁴ The ^[g](AT)exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the ^[h]dungeon, ^(AU)nor will his bread be lacking. ¹⁵ For I am the Lord your God, who ^(AV)stirs up the sea so that its waves roar (the Lord of armies is His name). ¹⁶ And I have ^(AW)put My words in your mouth and have ^(AX)covered you with the shadow of My hand, to ^[i](AY)establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

37 The ^(A)hand of the Lord was upon me, and He ^(B)brought me out ^[a]by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the ^(C)valley; and it was full of bones. ² He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. ³ Then He said to me, “Son of man, ^(D)can these bones live?” And I answered, “Lord ^[b]God, ^(E)You Yourself know.” ⁴ Again He said to me, “^(F)Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘You dry bones, ^(G)hear the word of the Lord.’ ⁵ This is what the Lord God says to these bones: ‘Behold, I am going to make ^[c](H)breath enter you so that you may come to life. ⁶ And I will ^[d]attach tendons to you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you so that you may come to life; and you will ^(I)know that I am the Lord.’”

⁷ So I prophesied ^(J)as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a loud noise, and behold, a ^[e]rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. ⁸ And I looked, and behold, tendons were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. ⁹ Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘The Lord God says this: “Come from the four winds, breath, and ^(K)breathe on these slain, so that they ^(L)come to life.”’” ¹⁰ So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^(M)breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^(N)exceedingly great army.

The Vision Explained

¹¹ Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^(O)entire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our ^(P)bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are ^[f]completely ^(Q)cut off.’ ¹² Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to open your graves and ^(R)cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. ¹³ Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. ¹⁴ And I will ^(S)put My ^[g]Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken and done it,” declares the Lord.’”

The Road to Emmaus

¹³ And behold, on that very day ^(A)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was ^[a]sixty stadia from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. ¹⁶ But ^(B)their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they came to a stop, looking sad. ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem ^[b]who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?” ¹⁹ And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about ^(C)Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a ^(D)prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our ^(E)rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him. ²¹ But we ^[c]were hoping that it was He who was going to ^(F)redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² But also some women among us left us bewildered. ^(G)When they were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. ²⁴ And so some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” ²⁵ And then He said to them, “^[d]You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^(H)the prophets have spoken! ^26 (I)Was it not necessary for the ^[e]Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?” ²⁷ Then beginning ^[f]with ^(J)Moses and ^[g]with all the ^(K)Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and ^(L)He gave the impression that He was going farther. ²⁹ And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ^[h]is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰ And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and ^(M)blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. ³¹ And then their ^(N)eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ^[i]their sight. ³² They said to one another, “^[j]Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^(O)was ^[k]explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^(P)found the eleven gathered together and ^(Q)those who were with them, ³⁴ saying, “^(R)The Lord has really risen and ^(S)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ They began to relate ^[l]their experiences on the road, and how ^(T)He was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.

The Road to Emmaus

¹³ And behold, on that very day ^(A)two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was ^[a]sixty stadia from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. ¹⁶ But ^(B)their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they came to a stop, looking sad. ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You possibly the only one living near Jerusalem ^[b]who does not know about the things that happened here in these days?” ¹⁹ And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about ^(C)Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a ^(D)prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our ^(E)rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him. ²¹ But we ^[c]were hoping that it was He who was going to ^(F)redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² But also some women among us left us bewildered. ^(G)When they were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. ²⁴ And so some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” ²⁵ And then He said to them, “^[d]You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that ^(H)the prophets have spoken! ^26 (I)Was it not necessary for the ^[e]Christ to suffer these things and to come into His glory?” ²⁷ Then beginning ^[f]with ^(J)Moses and ^[g]with all the ^(K)Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and ^(L)He gave the impression that He was going farther. ²⁹ And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day ^[h]is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰ And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and ^(M)blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. ³¹ And then their ^(N)eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from ^[i]their sight. ³² They said to one another, “^[j]Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He ^(O)was ^[k]explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and ^(P)found the eleven gathered together and ^(Q)those who were with them, ³⁴ saying, “^(R)The Lord has really risen and ^(S)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ They began to relate ^[l]their experiences on the road, and how ^(T)He was recognized by them at the breaking of the bread.