13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called £mmau8, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14 And they talked together of all these thin^ which had happened.
15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reason- ed, Jesus himself drew near, and went w'ith them.
16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
1/ And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye ^i^alk, and are sad ?
18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the
things which are come to pass there in these days }
19 And ne said unto them. What things? And they said unto him. Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people :
20 And how the Chief Priests and our rulers delivered him to be con- demned to death, and hare crucified him.
21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Is- rael : and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
22 Tea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre ;
23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they
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had alio aeen a Tislon of angels^ which said that he was aliTe.
24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but him they saw not.
25 Then he said unto them, 0 fools, and slow of heart to believe ali that the prophets have spoken :
2o Ought not Chnst to hare suffer- ed these things, and to enter into his glorv?
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went : and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But the^ constrained him, say- ing, Abide with us : for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.
And he went in to tany with Uiem.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed »Y, 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 thevsaid one to another, Did not our neart bum within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scrip- tures?
33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to JeruMdem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
. 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and haul appeared to Simon.
35 And tney told what things tcere done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
The history contained in these verses is not fonnd in any other Gospel but that of St. Luke. Of all the eleven appearances of Christ after His resurrection, none per- haps is so interesting as the one described in this passage. Let us mark, in these verses, what encouragement there is to believers to speak to one another about Christ. We are told of two disciples walking together to Emmaus, and talking of their Master's crucifixion. And then
come the remarkable words, "While they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them."
Conference on spiritual subjects is a most important means of grace. As iron sharpeneth iron, so does ex- change of thoughts with brethren sharpen a believer's soul. It brings down a special blessing on all who make a practice of it. The striking words of Malachi were meant for the Church in every age ; — " Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the