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and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself.
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Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed.
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No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
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The disciples then went back home.
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But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb
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and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid.
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They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him."
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After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him.
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Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him."
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Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!"
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Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'"