Matthew 28; Mark 16

1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb.

2 Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and sat on it.

3 Now his face was like lightning and his clothes as white as snow.

4 The guards were so terrified of him that they shook with fear and became like dead men.

5 But the angel said to the women, "Don't be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

6 He isn't here, because he's been raised from the dead, just as he said. Come, see the place where they laid him.

7 Now hurry, go and tell his disciples, ‘He's been raised from the dead. He's going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.' I've given the message to you."

8 With great fear and excitement, they hurried away from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples.

9 But Jesus met them and greeted them. They came and grabbed his feet and worshipped him.

10 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I am going into Galilee. They will see me there."

11 Now as the women were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

12 They met with the elders and decided to give a large sum of money to the soldiers.

13 They told them, "Say that Jesus' disciples came at night and stole his body while you were sleeping.

14 And if the governor hears about this, we will take care of it with him so you will have nothing to worry about."

15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were told. And this report has spread throughout all Judea to this very day.

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to go.

17 When they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted.

18 Jesus came near and spoke to them, "I've received all authority in heaven and on earth.

19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to obey everything that I've commanded you. Look, I myself will be with you every day until the end of this present age."

1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint Jesus' dead body.

2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb.

3 They were saying to each other, "Who's going to roll the stone away from the entrance for us?"

4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. (And it was a very large stone!)

5 Going into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right side; and they were startled.

6 But he said to them, "Don't be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He isn't here. Look, here's the place where they laid him.

7 Go, tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

8 Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

9 [They promptly reported all of the young man's instructions to those who were with Peter. Afterward, through the work of his disciples, Jesus sent out, from the east to the west, the sacred and undying message of eternal salvation. Amen. ][[After Jesus rose up early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

10 She went and reported to the ones who had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

11 But even after they heard the news, they didn't believe that Jesus was alive and that Mary had seen him.

12 After that he appeared in a different form to two of them who were walking along in the countryside.

13 When they returned, they reported it to the others, but they didn't believe them.

14 Finally he appeared to the eleven while they were eating. Jesus criticized their unbelief and stubbornness because they didn't believe those who saw him after he was raised up.

15 He said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to every creature.

16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn't believe will be condemned.

17 These signs will be associated with those who believe: they will throw out demons in my name. They will speak in new languages.

18 They will pick up snakes with their hands. If they drink anything poisonous, it will not hurt them. They will place their hands on the sick, and they will get well."

19 After the Lord Jesus spoke to them, he was lifted up into heaven and sat down on the right side of God.

20 But they went out and proclaimed the message everywhere. The Lord worked with them, confirming the word by the signs associated with them.]]