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The Message Bible MSG
1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
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At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
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They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb,
3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
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so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the Master Jesus.
4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.
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They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there.
5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?
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The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery?
6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
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He is not here, but raised up. Remember how he told you when you were still back in Galilee
7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise."
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that he had to be handed over to sinners, be killed on a cross, and in three days rise up?"
8 And they remembered his words,
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Then they remembered Jesus' words.
9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
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They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the Eleven and the rest.
10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,
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Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept telling these things to the apostles,
11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
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but the apostles didn't believe a word of it, thought they were making it all up.
12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.
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But Peter jumped to his feet and ran to the tomb. He stooped to look in and saw a few grave clothes, that's all. He walked away puzzled, shaking his head.
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