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Luke 24:13-35 : The Road to Emmaus

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13 και G2532 CONJ ιδου G2400 G5628 V-2AAM-2S δυο G1417 A-NUI εξ G1537 P EP αυτων G846 P-GPM εν G1722 P EP αυτη G846 P-DSF τη G3588 T-DSF ημερα G2250 N-DSF ησαν G2258 G5713 V-IXI-3P πορευομενοι G4198 G5740 V-PNP-NPM εις G1519 P EP κωμην G2968 N-ASF απεχουσαν G568 G5723 V-PAP-ASF σταδιους G4712 N-APN εξηκοντα G1835 A-NUI απο G575 P EP ιερουσαλημ G2419 N-P I η G3739 -DSF ονομα G3686 N-NSN εμμαους G1695 N-P I

14 και G2532 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM ωμιλουν G3656 G5707 V-IAI-3P προς G4314 P EP αλληλους G240 C-APM περι G4012 P EP παντων G3956 A-GPN των G3588 T-GPN συμβεβηκοτων G4819 G5761 V- AP-GPN τουτων G5130 D-GPN

15 και G2532 CONJ εγενετο G1096 G5633 V-2ADI-3S εν G1722 P EP τω G3588 T-DSM ομιλειν G3656 G5721 V-PAN αυτους G846 P-APM και G2532 CONJ συζητειν G4802 G5721 V-PAN {VA 1: [και] G2532 CONJ } {VA 2: και G2532 CONJ } αυτος G846 P-NSM ιησους G2424 N-NSM εγγισας G1448 G5660 V-AAP-NSM συνεπορευετο G4848 G5711 V-INI-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM

16 οι G3588 T-NPM δε G1161 CONJ οφθαλμοι G3788 N-NPM αυτων G846 P-GPM εκρατουντο G2902 G5712 V-IPI-3P του G3588 T-GSM μη G3361 P T-N επιγνωναι G1921 G5629 V-2AAN αυτον G846 P-ASM

17 ειπεν G2036 G5627 V-2AAI-3S δε G1161 CONJ προς G4314 P EP αυτους G846 P-APM τινες G5101 I-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM λογοι G3056 N-NPM ουτοι G3778 D-NPM ους G3739 -APM αντιβαλλετε G474 G5719 V-PAI-2P προς G4314 P EP αλληλους G240 C-APM περιπατουντες G4043 G5723 V-PAP-NPM και G2532 CONJ εσταθησαν G2476 G5681 V-API-3P σκυθρωποι G4659 A-NPM

18 αποκριθεις G611 G5679 V-AOP-NSM δε G1161 CONJ εις G1520 A-NSM ονοματι G3686 N-DSN κλεοπας G2810 N-NSM ειπεν G2036 G5627 V-2AAI-3S προς G4314 P EP αυτον G846 P-ASM συ G4771 P-2NS μονος G3441 A-NSM παροικεις G3939 G5719 V-PAI-2S ιερουσαλημ G2419 N-P I και G2532 CONJ ουκ G3756 P T-N εγνως G1097 G5627 V-2AAI-2S τα G3588 T-APN γενομενα G1096 G5637 V-2ADP-APN εν G1722 P EP αυτη G846 P-DSF εν G1722 P EP ταις G3588 T-DPF ημεραις G2250 N-DPF ταυταις G3778 D-DPF

19 και G2532 CONJ ειπεν G2036 G5627 V-2AAI-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM ποια G4169 I-NSF οι G3588 T-NPM δε G1161 CONJ ειπαν G3004 G5627 V-2AAI-3P αυτω G846 P-DSM τα G3588 T-APN περι G4012 P EP ιησου G2424 N-GSM του G3588 T-GSM ναζαρηνου G3479 N-GSM ος G3739 -NSM εγενετο G1096 G5633 V-2ADI-3S ανηρ G435 N-NSM προφητης G4396 N-NSM δυνατος G1415 A-NSM εν G1722 P EP εργω G2041 N-DSN και G2532 CONJ λογω G3056 N-DSM εναντιον G1726 ADV του G3588 T-GSM θεου G2316 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ παντος G3956 A-GSM του G3588 T-GSM λαου G2992 N-GSM

20 οπως G3704 ADV τε G5037 P T παρεδωκαν G3860 G5656 V-AAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM οι G3588 T-NPM αρχιερεις G749 N-NPM και G2532 CONJ οι G3588 T-NPM αρχοντες G758 N-NPM ημων G2257 P-1GP εις G1519 P EP κριμα G2917 N-ASN θανατου G2288 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ εσταυρωσαν G4717 G5656 V-AAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM

21 ημεις G2249 P-1NP δε G1161 CONJ ηλπιζομεν G1679 G5707 V-IAI-1P οτι G3754 CONJ αυτος G846 P-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S ο G3588 T-NSM μελλων G3195 G5723 V-PAP-NSM λυτρουσθαι G3084 G5733 V-PMN τον G3588 T-ASM ισραηλ G2474 N-P I αλλα G235 CONJ γε G1065 P T και G2532 CONJ συν G4862 P EP πασιν G3956 A-DPN τουτοις G5125 D-DPN τριτην G5154 A-ASF ταυτην G3778 D-ASF ημεραν G2250 N-ASF αγει G71 G5719 V-PAI-3S αφ G575 P EP ου G3739 -GSM ταυτα G5023 D-NPN εγενετο G1096 G5633 V-2ADI-3S

22 αλλα G235 CONJ και G2532 CONJ γυναικες G1135 N-NPF τινες G5100 X-NPF εξ G1537 P EP ημων G2257 P-1GP εξεστησαν G1839 G5627 V-2AAI-3P ημας G2248 P-1AP γενομεναι G1096 G5637 V-2ADP-NPF ορθριναι G3720 A-NPF επι G1909 P EP το G3588 T-ASN μνημειον G3419 N-ASN

23 και G2532 CONJ μη G3361 P T-N ευρουσαι G2147 G5631 V-2AAP-NPF το G3588 T-ASN σωμα G4983 N-ASN αυτου G846 P-GSM ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-3P λεγουσαι G3004 G5723 V-PAP-NPF και G2532 CONJ οπτασιαν G3701 N-ASF αγγελων G32 N-GPM εωρακεναι G3708 G5760 V- AN-ATT οι G3739 -NPM λεγουσιν G3004 G5719 V-PAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM ζην G2198 G5721 V-PAN

24 και G2532 CONJ απηλθον G565 G5627 V-2AAI-3P τινες G5100 X-NPM των G3588 T-GPM συν G4862 P EP ημιν G2254 P-1DP επι G1909 P EP το G3588 T-ASN μνημειον G3419 N-ASN και G2532 CONJ ευρον G2147 G5627 V-2AAI-3P ουτως G3779 ADV καθως G2531 ADV {VA 2: και G2532 CONJ } αι G3588 T-NPF γυναικες G1135 N-NPF ειπον G2036 G5627 V-2AAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM δε G1161 CONJ ουκ G3756 P T-N ειδον G1492 G5627 V-2AAI-3P

25 και G2532 CONJ αυτος G846 P-NSM ειπεν G2036 G5627 V-2AAI-3S προς G4314 P EP αυτους G846 P-APM ω G5599 INJ ανοητοι G453 A-VPM και G2532 CONJ βραδεις G1021 A-NPM τη G3588 T-DSF καρδια G2588 N-DSF του G3588 T-GSM πιστευειν G4100 G5721 V-PAN επι G1909 P EP πασιν G3956 A-DPN οις G3739 -DPN ελαλησαν G2980 G5656 V-AAI-3P οι G3588 T-NPM προφηται G4396 N-NPM

26 ουχι G3780 P T-I ταυτα G5023 D-APN εδει G1163 G5900 V-IQI-3S παθειν G3958 G5629 V-2AAN τον G3588 T-ASM χριστον G5547 N-ASM και G2532 CONJ εισελθειν G1525 G5629 V-2AAN εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF δοξαν G1391 N-ASF αυτου G846 P-GSM

27 και G2532 CONJ αρξαμενος G756 G5671 V-AMP-NSM απο G575 P EP μωυσεως G3475 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ απο G575 P EP παντων G3956 A-GPM των G3588 T-GPM προφητων G4396 N-GPM διερμηνευσεν G1329 G5656 V-AAI-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM εν G1722 P EP πασαις G3956 A-DPF ταις G3588 T-DPF γραφαις G1124 N-DPF τα G3588 T-APN περι G4012 P EP εαυτου G1438 F-3GSM

28 και G2532 CONJ ηγγισαν G1448 G5656 V-AAI-3P εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF κωμην G2968 N-ASF ου G3757 ADV επορευοντο G4198 G5711 V-INI-3P και G2532 CONJ αυτος G846 P-NSM προσεποιησατο G4364 G5668 V-AMI-3S πορρωτερον G4208 ADV-C πορευεσθαι G4198 G5738 V-PNN

29 και G2532 CONJ παρεβιασαντο G3849 G5662 V-ADI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM λεγοντες G3004 G5723 V-PAP-NPM μεινον G3306 G5657 V-AAM-2S μεθ G3326 P EP ημων G2257 P-1GP οτι G3754 CONJ προς G4314 P EP εσπεραν G2073 N-ASF εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S και G2532 CONJ κεκλικεν G2827 G5758 V- AI-3S ηδη G2235 ADV η G3588 T-NSF ημερα G2250 N-NSF και G2532 CONJ εισηλθεν G1525 G5627 V-2AAI-3S του G3588 T-GSM μειναι G3306 G5658 V-AAN συν G4862 P EP αυτοις G846 P-DPM

30 και G2532 CONJ εγενετο G1096 G5633 V-2ADI-3S εν G1722 P EP τω G3588 T-DSM κατακλιθηναι G2625 G5683 V-APN αυτον G846 P-ASM μετ G3326 P EP αυτων G846 P-GPM λαβων G2983 G5631 V-2AAP-NSM τον G3588 T-ASM αρτον G740 N-ASM ευλογησεν G2127 G5656 V-AAI-3S και G2532 CONJ κλασας G2806 G5660 V-AAP-NSM επεδιδου G1929 G5707 V-IAI-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM

31 αυτων G846 P-GPM δε G1161 CONJ διηνοιχθησαν G1272 G5681 V-API-3P οι G3588 T-NPM οφθαλμοι G3788 N-NPM και G2532 CONJ επεγνωσαν G1921 G5627 V-2AAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM και G2532 CONJ αυτος G846 P-NSM αφαντος G855 A-NSM εγενετο G1096 G5633 V-2ADI-3S απ G575 P EP αυτων G846 P-GPM

32 και G2532 CONJ ειπαν G3004 G5627 V-2AAI-3P προς G4314 P EP αλληλους G240 C-APM ουχι G3780 P T-I η G3588 T-NSF καρδια G2588 N-NSF ημων G2257 P-1GP καιομενη G2545 G5746 V-PPP-NSF ην G2258 G5713 V-IXI-3S {VA 2: [εν G1722 P EP ημιν] G2254 P-1DP } ως G5613 ADV ελαλει G2980 G5707 V-IAI-3S ημιν G2254 P-1DP εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF οδω G3598 N-DSF ως G5613 ADV διηνοιγεν G1272 G5707 V-IAI-3S ημιν G2254 P-1DP τας G3588 T-APF γραφας G1124 N-APF

33 και G2532 CONJ ανασταντες G450 G5631 V-2AAP-NPM αυτη G846 P-DSF τη G3588 T-DSF ωρα G5610 N-DSF υπεστρεψαν G5290 G5656 V-AAI-3P εις G1519 P EP ιερουσαλημ G2419 N-P I και G2532 CONJ ευρον G2147 G5627 V-2AAI-3P ηθροισμενους G4867 G5772 V- PP-APM τους G3588 T-APM ενδεκα G1733 A-NUI και G2532 CONJ τους G3588 T-APM συν G4862 P EP αυτοις G846 P-DPM

34 λεγοντας G3004 G5723 V-PAP-APM οτι G3754 CONJ οντως G3689 ADV ηγερθη G1453 G5681 V-API-3S ο G3588 T-NSM κυριος G2962 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ ωφθη G3700 G5681 V-API-3S σιμωνι G4613 N-DSM

35 και G2532 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM εξηγουντο G1834 G5711 V-INI-3P τα G3588 T-APN εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF οδω G3598 N-DSF και G2532 CONJ ως G5613 ADV εγνωσθη G1097 G5681 V-API-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF κλασει G2800 N-DSF του G3588 T-GSM αρτου G740 N-GSM

Commentary

 

On the Road to Emmaus

By Joe David

Lelio Orsi's painting, Camino de Emaús, is in the National Gallery in London, England.

Each of the four gospels contains a story about Jesus appearing to His disciples after the Sunday morning when they had found the sepulcher empty. For example, see Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:14-19; Luke 24:13-33; John 20:19-31, and John 21.

In Luke, there’s a story of two disciples walking from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus, a walk of about seven miles. Shortly after they leave the city they are approached by another traveler who has noticed their troubled faces and serious talk and asks them what is troubling them. Walking along together, they ask the stranger, “Haven’t you heard of the troubles in Jerusalem, how the prophet from Galilee, who we hoped would be the one to save Israel, was given up to be crucified? And strange to say, when some of the women went on the third day to anoint His body, they saw angels who told them that he was not there but was risen from the dead.”

On hearing this, the traveler chides them for not believing, and says “Don’t you see that Christ had to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?” The stranger then tells the two disciples many things concerning Jesus, from the books of Moses, and the prophets, in the Old Testament. The two disciples listen with awe, but do not recognize the stranger. At length they arrive at Emmaus. The stranger appears to want to go on when the two stop, but they beg him to stop also, because it’s getting late in the day, and they want to hear more. So they all sit down to share the evening meal, and when the stranger takes up the loaf of bread and breaks it and gives them pieces, their eyes are opened and they recognize Him, and He vanishes.

One can imagine the stunned awe that came over them both as they realized that this was Jesus. They knew He was crucified, and yet He had walked and talked to them for several hours. The women were right! The angels were right! He was alive!

The New Church believes that there are internal meanings to all the stories in the Word of the Lord, the sacred scriptures, and that this internal meaning, within the literal stories about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Joshua, Samuel, David, and the rest, and all the sayings of the prophets from Isaiah to Malachi, and the four gospels… this meaning is what makes the Word holy.

So what can we see here in this story? Well, that internal meaning in “Moses and the prophets” is the story of Jesus’ life in the world, from His birth in Bethlehem through all His growing years until His “death” and then His rising. Because Jesus knew that, and had certainly read the Scriptures and understood them internally, He knew for a long time how His earthly life was going to close, and that it was necessary for it to close as had been “written”, in order to save the human race. So He told the two disciples that story as they walked toward Emmaus.

More about that walk... In the Word, any mention of walking is really referring to how we live our lives from day to day. In many stories of the Word, it is said that someone walked with God. It is said that we should walk in His ways and that we should walk the straight and narrow path.

Also in this story we are told that this was a journey of sixty stadia (in the original Greek). Sixty (or other multiples of "six") represents the lifelong work of rejecting the temptations that come from our inborn selfishness. Apocalypse Explained 648. So, this journey to Emmaus means our life’s journey - as a person that is trying to follow the Lord’s teachings and become an angel.

The destination was Emmaus. In the Word any city represents a doctrine, an organized set of truths that we have put in order so that we can live according to them -- our rules of life. See Arcana Coelestia 402. They are not necessarily good, as with Jerusalem or Bethlehem, but can also be evil doctrines, e.g. Sodom or Babylon. My dictionary tells me that the name Emmaus means “hot springs”. Another universal meaning in the Word is that water means truth in its beneficial uses, but can also mean truth twisted into falsity by those in hell, in an opposite sense. See, for example, Arcana Coelestia 790. Think of the wells that Abraham dug, or the waters that Jesus promised to the woman of Samaria as they talked by Jacob’s well, or the pure river of water flowing out from under the throne in the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation. In its converse sense, where water is destructive, think of the flood that destroyed all but Noah and his family, or the Red Sea that had to be parted so that the children of Israel could cross. The springs represented by Emmaus were holy truths bubbling up from the Word for us to use. And these are hot springs, and heat means love. So that's our destination, where truth and love together are flowing out for us to use, in a continual stream from the Lord.

This plain little anecdote about the disciples meeting the Lord on the road to Emmaus isn't just a story about Jesus's resurrection with a spiritual body. It is also a story of how we should be living our lives. We can be traveling toward heaven, listening to the Lord, walking in the way with him, and at the end He will break bread and have supper with us.

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