La resurrección(A)

24 El primer día de la semana, muy de mañana, las mujeres fueron al sepulcro, llevando las especias aromáticas que habían preparado. Encontraron que había sido removida la piedra que cubría el sepulcro y, al entrar, no hallaron el cuerpo del Señor Jesús. Mientras se preguntaban qué habría pasado, se les presentaron dos hombres con ropas resplandecientes. Asustadas, se postraron hasta tocar el suelo con su rostro, pero ellos dijeron:

—¿Por qué buscan ustedes entre los muertos al que vive? No está aquí; ¡ha resucitado! Recuerden lo que dijo cuando todavía estaba con ustedes en Galilea: “El Hijo del hombre tiene que ser entregado en manos de hombres pecadores y ser crucificado, pero al tercer día resucitará”.

Entonces ellas se acordaron de las palabras de Jesús. Al regresar del sepulcro, les contaron todas estas cosas a los once y a todos los demás. 10 Las mujeres eran María Magdalena, Juana, María la madre de Santiago y las demás que las acompañaban. 11 Pero a los discípulos el relato les pareció una tontería, así que no les creyeron. 12 Pedro, sin embargo, salió corriendo al sepulcro. Se asomó y vio solo las vendas de tela de lino. Luego volvió a su casa, extrañado de lo que había sucedido.

De camino a Emaús

13 Aquel mismo día, dos de ellos se dirigían a un pueblo llamado Emaús, a unos once kilómetros[a] de Jerusalén. 14 Iban conversando sobre todo lo que había acontecido. 15 Sucedió que, mientras hablaban y discutían, Jesús mismo se acercó y comenzó a caminar con ellos; 16 pero no lo reconocieron, pues sus ojos estaban velados.

17 —¿Qué vienen discutiendo por el camino? —preguntó.

Se detuvieron, cabizbajos. 18 Uno de ellos, llamado Cleofas, le dijo:

—¿Eres tú el único peregrino en Jerusalén que no se ha enterado de todo lo que ha pasado recientemente?

19 —¿Qué es lo que ha pasado? —preguntó.

Ellos respondieron:

—Lo de Jesús de Nazaret. Era un profeta poderoso en obras y en palabras delante de Dios y de todo el pueblo. 20 Los jefes de los sacerdotes y nuestros gobernantes lo entregaron para ser condenado a muerte y lo crucificaron; 21 pero nosotros abrigábamos la esperanza de que era él quien redimiría a Israel. Es más, ya hace tres días que sucedió todo esto. 22 También algunas mujeres de nuestro grupo nos dejaron asombrados. Esta mañana, muy temprano, fueron al sepulcro, 23 pero no hallaron su cuerpo. Cuando volvieron, nos contaron que se les habían aparecido unos ángeles quienes les dijeron que él está vivo. 24 Algunos de nuestros compañeros fueron después al sepulcro y lo encontraron tal como habían dicho las mujeres, pero a él no lo vieron.

25 —¡Qué torpes son ustedes —les dijo—, y qué tardos de corazón para creer todo lo que han dicho los profetas! 26 ¿Acaso no tenía que sufrir el Cristo estas cosas antes de entrar en su gloria?

27 Entonces, comenzando por Moisés y por todos los Profetas, les explicó lo que se refería a él en todas las Escrituras.

28 Al acercarse al pueblo adonde se dirigían, Jesús hizo como que iba más lejos. 29 Pero ellos insistieron:

—Quédate con nosotros que está atardeciendo, pronto será de noche.

Así que entró para quedarse con ellos. 30 Luego, estando con ellos a la mesa, tomó el pan, lo bendijo, lo partió y se lo dio. 31 Entonces se les abrieron los ojos y lo reconocieron, pero él desapareció. 32 Se decían el uno al otro:

—¿No ardía nuestro corazón mientras conversaba con nosotros en el camino y nos explicaba las Escrituras?

33 Al instante se pusieron en camino y regresaron a Jerusalén. Allí encontraron a los once y a los que estaban reunidos con ellos. 34 «¡Es cierto! —decían—. El Señor ha resucitado y se le ha aparecido a Simón».

35 Los dos, por su parte, contaron lo que les había sucedido en el camino y cómo habían reconocido a Jesús cuando partió el pan.

Jesús se aparece a los discípulos

36 Todavía estaban ellos hablando acerca de esto, cuando Jesús mismo se puso en medio de ellos y dijo:

—¡La paz sea con ustedes!

37 Aterrorizados, creyeron que veían a un espíritu.

38 —¿Por qué se asustan tanto? —preguntó—. ¿Por qué les vienen dudas? 39 Miren mis manos y mis pies. ¡Soy yo mismo! Tóquenme y vean; un espíritu no tiene carne ni huesos, como ven que los tengo yo.

40 Dicho esto, les mostró las manos y los pies. 41 Como ellos no acababan de creerlo a causa de la alegría y del asombro, preguntó:

—¿Tienen aquí algo de comer?

42 Le dieron un pedazo de pescado asado, 43 así que lo tomó y se lo comió delante de ellos. 44 Luego dijo:

—Cuando todavía estaba yo con ustedes, les decía que tenía que cumplirse todo lo que está escrito acerca de mí en la Ley de Moisés, en los Profetas y en los Salmos.

45 Entonces les abrió el entendimiento para que comprendieran las Escrituras.

46 —Esto es lo que está escrito —les explicó—: que el Cristo padecerá y resucitará al tercer día; 47 en su nombre se predicarán el arrepentimiento y el perdón de pecados a todas las naciones, comenzando por Jerusalén. 48 Ustedes son testigos de estas cosas. 49 Ahora voy a enviarles lo que ha prometido mi Padre, pero ustedes quédense en la ciudad hasta que sean revestidos del poder de lo alto.

La ascensión

50 Después los llevó Jesús hasta Betania; allí alzó las manos y los bendijo. 51 Sucedió que, mientras los bendecía, se alejó de ellos y fue llevado al cielo. 52 Entonces, ellos lo adoraron y luego regresaron a Jerusalén con gran alegría. 53 Y estaban continuamente en el Templo alabando a Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 24:13 unos once kilómetros. Lit. sesenta estadios.

The Resurrection of Jesus

24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared.(A) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body.[a] While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.(B) The women[b] were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men[c] said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.[d] Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,(C) that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words,(D) and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest.(E) 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.(F) 11 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.(G) 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.[e]

The Walk to Emmaus

13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[f] from Jerusalem, 14 and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them,(H) 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.[g] 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?”(I) 19 He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth,[h] who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,(J) 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.[i] Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place.(K) 22 Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,(L) 23 and when they did not find his body there they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”(M) 25 Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26 Was it not necessary that the Messiah[j] should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?”(N) 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.(O)

28 As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.(P) 29 But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.(Q) 31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us[k] while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” 33 That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem, and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together.(R) 34 They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!”(S) 35 Then they told what had happened on the road and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

36 While they were talking about this, Jesus[l] himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”[m] 37 They were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost.(T) 38 He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”(U) 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.[n] 41 Yet for all their joy they were still disbelieving and wondering, and he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”(V) 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish,[o] 43 and he took it and ate in their presence.(W)

44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.”(X) 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah[p] is[q] to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day(Y) 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.(Z) 48 You are witnesses[r] of these things.(AA) 49 And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”(AB)

The Ascension of Jesus

50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them.(AC) 51 While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.[s](AD) 52 And they worshiped him and[t] returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and they were continually in the temple[u] blessing God.[v](AE)

Footnotes

  1. 24.3 Other ancient authorities add of the Lord Jesus
  2. 24.5 Gk They
  3. 24.5 Gk but they
  4. 24.5 Other ancient authorities lack He is not here but has risen
  5. 24.12 Other ancient authorities lack 24.12
  6. 24.13 Gk sixty stadia; other ancient authorities read a hundred sixty stadia
  7. 24.17 Other ancient authorities read walk along, looking sad?”
  8. 24.19 Other ancient authorities read Jesus the Nazorean
  9. 24.21 Or to set Israel free
  10. 24.26 Or the Christ
  11. 24.32 Other ancient authorities lack within us
  12. 24.36 Gk he
  13. 24.36 Other ancient authorities lack and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
  14. 24.40 Other ancient authorities lack 24.40
  15. 24.42 Other ancient authorities add and some honeycomb
  16. 24.46 Or the Christ
  17. 24.46 Other ancient authorities read written, and thus it was necessary for the Messiah
  18. 24.48 Or nations. Beginning from Jerusalem you are witnesses
  19. 24.51 Other ancient authorities lack and was carried up into heaven
  20. 24.52 Other ancient authorities lack worshiped him and
  21. 24.53 Other ancient authorities add praising and
  22. 24.53 Other ancient authorities add Amen