Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

¹⁹ addressing one another in ^(A)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ^16 (A)But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ¹⁹ And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was ^(B)a prophet ^(C)mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and ^(D)how our chief priests and ^(E)rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was ^(F)the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now ^(G)the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. ^(H)They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and ^(I)when they did not find his body, they came back saying that ^(J)they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ^24 (K)Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” ²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (L)Was it not necessary that ^(M)the Christ should suffer these things and enter into ^(N)his glory?” ²⁷ And ^(O)beginning with ^(P)Moses and ^(Q)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. ^(R)He acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and ^(S)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 ^(T)blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ^31 (U)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And ^(V)he vanished from their sight. ³² They said to each other, ^(W)“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he ^(X)opened to us the Scriptures?” ³³ And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they ^(Y)found the eleven and ^(Z)those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and ^(AA)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ Then they told what had happened on the road, and ^(AB)how he was known to them in ^(AC)the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ As they were talking about these things, ^(AD)Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” ³⁷ But they were ^(AE)startled and ^(AF)frightened and ^(AG)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. ^(AH)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, ^(AI)he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved ^(AJ)for joy and were marveling, ^(AK)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, ^(AL)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, ^(AM)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then ^(AN)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(AO)it is written, ^(AP)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(AQ)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(AR)repentance for^[b] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(AS)in his name ^(AT)to all nations, ^(AU)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (AV)You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending ^(AW)the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^(AX)are clothed with ^(AY)power ^(AZ)from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And ^(BA)he led them out as far as ^(BB)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he blessed them, ^(BC)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they ^(BD)worshiped him and ^(BE)returned to Jerusalem ^(BF)with great joy, ⁵³ and ^(BG)were continually in the temple ^(BH)blessing God.