²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (A)Was it not necessary that ^(B)the Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^(C)his glory?” ²⁷ And ^(D)beginning with ^(E)Moses and ^(F)all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

²⁸ So they drew near to the village to which they were going. ^(G)He acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^(H)the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and ^(I)blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31 (J)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^(K)he vanished from their sight. ³² They said to each other, ^(L)“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^(M)opened to us the Scriptures?” ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^(N)found the eleven and ^(O)those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^(P)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^(Q)how he was known to them in ^(R)the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ As they were talking about these things, ^(S)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷ But they were ^(T)startled and ^(U)frightened and ^(V)thought they saw a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. ^(W)Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” ⁴⁰ And when he had said this, ^(X)he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved ^(Y)for joy and were marveling, ^(Z)he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish,^{[a] 43} and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, ^(AA)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^(AB)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then ^(AC)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(AD)it is written, ^(AE)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(AF)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(AG)repentance for^[b] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(AH)in his name ^(AI)to all nations, ^(AJ)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (AK)You are witnesses of these things.

Born Again to a Living Hope

^3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^(B)According to his great mercy, ^(C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^(D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ to ^(E)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and ^(F)unfading, ^(G)kept in heaven for you, ⁵ who by God's power are being guarded ^(H)through faith for a salvation ^(I)ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by ^(J)various trials, ⁷ so that ^(K)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ^(L)though it is tested by ^(M)fire—may be found to result in ^(N)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ^8 (O)Though you have not seen him, you love him. ^(P)Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, ⁹ obtaining ^(Q)the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation, ^(R)the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, ¹¹ inquiring ^(S)what person or time^{[a] (T)}the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating ^(U)when he predicted ^(V)the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.