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as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.
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Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
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(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
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Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb
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and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
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They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
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At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
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He asked her,
“Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
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Jesus said to her,
“Mary.”She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
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Jesus said,
“Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”