The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.
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After the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint the body of Jesus.
2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.
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Very early on Sunday morning, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
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On the way they said to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" (It was a very large stone.) Then they looked up and saw that the stone had already been rolled back.
4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.
5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.
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So they entered the tomb, where they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe - and they were alarmed.
6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!
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"Don't be alarmed," he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is not here - he has been raised! Look, here is the place where he was placed.
7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.
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Now go and give this message to his disciples, including Peter: "He is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him, just as he told you.' "
8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...
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So they went out and ran from the tomb, distressed and terrified. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9 Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits.
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After Jesus rose from death early on Sunday, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.
10 She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.
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She went and told his companions. They were mourning and crying;
11 And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.
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and when they heard her say that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe her.
12 And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.
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After this, Jesus appeared in a different manner to two of them while they were on their way to the country.
13 And they went away and gave news of it to the rest; and they had no belief in what was said.
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They returned and told the others, but these would not believe it.
14 And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.
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Last of all, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating. He scolded them, because they did not have faith and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.
15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
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He said to them, "Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.
16 He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged.
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Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17 And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;
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Believers will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will speak in strange tongues;
18 They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.
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if they pick up snakes or drink any poison, they will not be harmed; they will place their hands on sick people, and these will get well."
19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
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After the Lord Jesus had talked with them, he was taken up to heaven and sat at the right side of God.
20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.
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The disciples went and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and proved that their preaching was true by the miracles that were performed.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.