Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- KJV And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
- BSB That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
- NKJV Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.
- NASB And behold, on that very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.
- NLT That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
That same day two disciples were traveling to Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. The famous Emmaus road encounter begins.
Overview
Luke turns to two disciples journeying to a village near Jerusalem on Resurrection Sunday. This account, unique to Luke, shows the risen Christ seeking out discouraged followers. The road to Emmaus becomes a setting where Jesus reveals how all the Scriptures point to Him, transforming despair into joyful faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Luke 24:18One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?”
- Mark 16:12–13After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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