16. But God kept them from recognizing him.
17. Jesus asked them, "What are you talking about as you walk along?" They stood still, and their faces were sad.
18. One of them was named Cleopas. He said to Jesus, "You must be a visitor to Jerusalem. If you lived there, you would know the things that have happened there in the last few days."
19. "What things?" Jesus asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet. He was powerful in what he said and did in the eyes of God and all of the people.
20. The chief priests and our rulers handed Jesus over to be sentenced to death. They nailed him to a cross.