# Luke 24 đź“–: The Road to Emmaus
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Resurrection
**Principle**: God keeps His promises.
[[#Verse 01.]] Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,Â
[[#Verse 03.]]Â but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?Â
[[#Verse 06.]]Â He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,Â
[[#Verse 07.]] that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”Â
[[#Verse 08.]] Then the women remembered his words,Â
[[#Verse 09.]] and when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.Â
[[#Verse 12.]] But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.
### Jesus Walks the Road to Emmaus
**Principle**: Walking with Jesus.
[[#Verse 13.]] Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] They were talking to each other about all the things that had happened.Â
[[#Verse 15.]] While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany themÂ
[[#Verse 16.]] (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).Â
[[#Verse 17.]] Then he said to them, “What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that have happened there in these days?”Â
[[#Verse 19.]] He said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophetbefore God and all the people;Â
[[#Verse 20.]] and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.Â
[[#Verse 21.]] But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.
[[#Verse 22.]] Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,Â
[[#Verse 23.]] and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.Â
[[#Verse 24.]] Then 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.”Â
[[#Verse 25.]] So he said to them, “You foolish people—how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!Â
[[#Verse 26.]] Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
[[#Verse 27.]] Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
[[#Verse 28.]]Â So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,
[[#Verse 29.]] but they urged him, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.
[[#Verse 30.]] When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.Â
[[#Verse 31.]] At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.Â
[[#Verse 32.]] They said to each other, “Didn’tour hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”Â
[[#Verse 33.]] So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered togetherÂ
[[#Verse 34.]] and saying, “The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!”Â
[[#Verse 35.]] Then they told what had happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.
### Jesus Makes a Final Appearance
**Principle**: Jesus is the fulfillment of all things.
[[#Verse 36.]] While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”Â
[[#Verse 37.]] But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.Â
[[#Verse 38.]] Then he said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?Â
[[#Verse 39.]] Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”
[[#Verse 39.]] Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”Â
[[#Verse 40.]]Â When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.Â
[[#Verse 41.]] And while they still could not believe it (because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”Â
[[#Verse 42.]] So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,Â
[[#Verse 43.]]Â and he took it and ate it in front of them.
### Jesus’ Final Commission
**Principle**: Jesus sends us to share His Good News with the world.
[[#Verse 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 and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”Â
[[#Verse 45.]]Â Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,Â
[[#Verse 46.]] and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ would sufferand would rise from the dead on the third day,Â
[[#Verse 47.]] and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.Â
[[#Verse 48.]] You are witnesses of these things.Â
[[#Verse 49.]] And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
### Jesus’ Departure
**Principle**: Jesus gives us a lasting joy.
[[#Verse 50.]] Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.Â
[[#Verse 51.]] Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven.Â
[[#Verse 52.]] So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,Â
[[#Verse 53.]] and were continually in the temple courts blessing God.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Luke names several of the women at the tomb: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James (24:10).
2. The apostles first thought the women's report was nonsense (24:11), a word used in Greek medical writers for delirious talk.
3. Emmaus (24:13) was about sixty stadia from Jerusalem, roughly seven miles. Its exact location is still debated.
4. One of the two disciples is named Cleopas (24:18). Some identify him with the Clopas mentioned in John 19:25.
5. Jesus said the Christ had to suffer (24:26), echoing the "must" of God's plan found throughout Luke.
6. The two recognized Jesus when He broke the bread (24:30-31), recalling the feeding of the five thousand and the Last Supper.
7. Luke records a special appearance to Simon Peter (24:34), which Paul also mentions (1 Corinthians 15:5).
8. Jesus ate a piece of broiled fish in front of the disciples (24:42-43) to show He had a real, physical body.
9. "The law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms" (24:44) reflects the three-part way Jews referred to their Scriptures.
10. Luke ends his Gospel with Jesus' ascension near Bethany (24:50-51) and begins the book of Acts by telling it again (Acts 1:9-11).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the risen Lord who opens the Scriptures and shows that Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms all point to Him (24:27, 44). He suffered and rose on the third day (24:46; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. The angels asked the women why they were looking for the living among the dead (24:5). Where are you tempted to look for life in the wrong places?
2. The two disciples said their hearts burned as Jesus explained the Scriptures (24:32). When has God's Word stirred your heart like that?
3. Jesus opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (24:45). How can you ask Him to open your mind as you read the Bible?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verses 5-6: The angels tell the women that Jesus is not among the dead; He has been raised.
- đź“– verse 27: Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, Jesus explains what the Scriptures say about Himself.
- đź“– verse 32: The disciples' hearts burn as Jesus opens the Scriptures.
- đź“– verses 46-47: Christ suffered and rose, and repentance and forgiveness will be preached to all nations.
## đź”— Related Passages
- đź”— [[Luke 09#Verse 22.|Luke 9:22]] - Jesus foretold His death and resurrection.
- đź”— [[Deuteronomy 18#Verse 15.|Deuteronomy 18:15]] - A prophet like Moses.
- đź”— [[Luke 22#Verse 19.|Luke 22:19]] - Recognized in the breaking of bread.
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 15#Verse 05.|1 Corinthians 15:5]] - He appeared to Peter.
- đź”— [[John 20#Verse 27.|John 20:27]] - Touch Me and see.
- đź”— [[Hosea 06#Verse 02.|Hosea 6:2]] - On the third day He will raise us up.
- đź”— [[Acts 01#Verse 08.|Acts 1:8]] - Witnesses to the ends of the earth.
- đź”— [[Acts 01#Verse 09.|Acts 1:9-11]] - Carried up into heaven.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Luke 24 - SOAP|The Word Changes Our Hearts]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes