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. They were perplexed over the events that had recently taken place, and especially concerning the reports of the women who had seen the angels, and had met Jesus after His resurrection.

Sidst på eftermiddagen samme dag, som opstandelsen havde fundet sted, vandrede to af disciplene til Emmaus, en lille by cirka tolv kilometer fra Jerusalem. De stod uforstående over for alt det, der lige var sket, men mest over for kvindernes meddelelse om, at de havde set englene og mødt Jesus efter hans opstandelse.