And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were staying with them,

And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven, and those with them, gathered together,

And they rose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven assembled, and them that were with them,

And they, having risen up the same hour, turned back to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven, and those with them,

So they rose and without an hour's delay returned to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven and the rest met together, who said to them,

And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.

And rising up at that same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,

Then they immediately got up and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the Eleven and their companions all together,

And they arose in the same hour. [1] The circumstance of the time, and the distance of the places, show with what ardor those two men turned to convey the intelligence to their fellow-disciples. As they entered a lodging towards evening, it is probable that the Lord had not made himself known to them before night came on. To perform a journey of three hours in the dead of night was exceedingly inconvenient; yet they rise that very instant, and return in haste to Jerusalem. And, indeed, if they had only gone thither next day, their tardiness might have exposed them to suspicion; but as they chose rather to deprive themselves of the repose of the night than to allow the slightest delay in making the apostles partakers of their joy, the very haste gave additional credit to their narrative. Now whenLuke says that they arose in the same hour, [2] it is probable that they came to the disciples about midnight. But, according to the testimony of the same Luke, the disciples were at that time conversing together; and hence we learn their anxiety, and industry, and ardor, in spending almost the whole night without sleep, and unceasingly making inquiries at each other, until the resurrection of Christ was ascertained by a multitude of testimonies.

Footnotes

1 - "Au mesme instant;" -- "that very instant."

2 - "Au mesme instant;" -- "that very instant."

The same hour - Though it was late, and they had stopped, as they thought, for the night, yet such was their joy that they hastened to tell it to their companions and friends. This was natural and proper, and it shows how quick and ready they who have found the Saviour are to tell it to others. Compare John 1:41-45. Young converts to Christ "should hasten" to tell their joy, and should not shrink at self-denial to proclaim to others what God hath done for the soul, Psalm 66:16.
"My lips and cheerful heart, prepare.
To make his mercies known:
Come, ye that fear my God, and hear.
The wonders he hath done.
"When on my head huge sorrows fell,
I sought his heavenly aid;
He saved my sinking soul from hell,
And death's eternal shade."
The eleven - The eleven apostles. Judas was now dead. This shows that the two that went to Emmaus were not apostles.

And they rose up the same hour,.... Though it was now evening, and the day was spent and gone; and notwithstanding what business they might have to do at Emmaus, about which they came, and even might not have made an end of eating, or sufficiently refreshed themselves; and though they had had a walk of sixty furlongs that afternoon, yet being big with this appearance of Christ to them, and in haste to impart the joyful news to their fellow disciples, they immediately rose up from table:
and returned to Jerusalem; the same night, from whence they had come that day:
and found the eleven gathered together; at a certain house known to these two, and who met together in the night season, for the sake of privacy, and for fear of the Jews, and who were now up, though it was late: these are called "eleven", because Judas was now gone from them, and dead; and this being their whole number, it is used, though every one might not be present, as particularly Thomas was not; see John 20:19
and them that were with them; the seventy disciples, and other believers, both men and women; see Acts 1:15.

They rose up the same hour. They could not keep such news until the next day.
Found the eleven. This is probably the meeting recorded in John 20:19-23.
Hath appeared to Simon. See 1-Corinthians 15:5.

The same hour - Late as it was.