Late in the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, two of the disciples were on their way to Emmaus, a little town eight miles from Jerusalem. These disciples had had no prominent place in Christ's work, but they were earnest believers in Him. They had come to the city to keep the Passover, and were greatly perplexed by the events that had recently taken place. They had heard the news of the morning in regard to the removal of Christ's body from the tomb, and also the report of the women who had seen the angels and had met Jesus. They were now returning to their homes to meditate and pray. Sadly they pursued their evening walk, talking over the scenes of the trial and the crucifixion. Never before had they been so utterly disheartened. Hopeless and faithless, they were walking in the shadow of the cross.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Luk 24,13-33
Sent om eftermiddagen på opstandelsesdagen var to af disciplene på vej til Emmaus, en lille by, der ligger knap tretten kilometer fra Jerusalem. Disse disciple havde ikke spillet nogen fremtrædende rolle under Jesu gerning, men de hørte til de inderligt troende. De var kommet til hovedstaden for at holde påske, og de blev meget forvirrede over de begivenheder, der nylig havde fundet sted. De havde hørt denne morgens efterretninger om, at Kristi legeme var blevet fjernet fra graven, og også rygtet om de kvinder, der havde set englene og mødt Jesus. Nu vendte de tilbage til deres hjem for at overveje dette og for at bede. Med sorg fortsatte de deres aftenvandring, medens de talte om begivenhederne ved domfældelsen og korsfæstelsen. Aldrig nogensinde før havde de været så modløse. Uden håb og uden tro vandrede de i korsets skygge.