Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

St Luke 24:20-32 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

20. And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

21. But we hoped, that it was he that should have redeemed Israel: and now besides all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

22. Yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us, who before it was light, were at the sepulchre,

23. And not finding his body, came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive.

24. And some of our people went to the sepulchre, and found it so as the women had said, but him they found not.

25. Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have spoken.

26. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and so to enter into his glory?

27. And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures, the things that were concerning him.

28. And they drew night to the town, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther.

29. But they constrained him; saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them.

30. And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.

31. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

32. And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures?