Matthew 28; Mark 16

1 The day after the Sabbath day was the first day of the week. At dawn on the first day, Mary Magdalene and another woman named Mary went to look at the tomb.

2 At that time there was a strong earthquake. An angel of the Lord came down from heaven, went to the tomb, and rolled the stone away from the entrance. Then he sat on the stone.

3 He was shining as bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

4 The soldiers guarding the tomb shook with fear because of the angel, and they became like dead men.

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

6 He is not here. He has risen from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was.

7 And go quickly and tell his followers, 'Jesus has risen from the dead. He is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there.'" Then the angel said, "Now I have told you."

8 The women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also very happy. They ran to tell Jesus' followers what had happened.

9 Suddenly, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings." The women came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

10 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go and tell my followers to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there."

11 While the women went to tell Jesus' followers, some of the soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city to tell the leading priests everything that had happened.

12 Then the priests met with the older Jewish leaders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a large amount of money

13 and said to them, "Tell the people that Jesus' followers came during the night and stole the body while you were asleep.

14 If the governor hears about this, we will satisfy him and save you from trouble."

15 So the soldiers kept the money and did as they were told. And that story is still spread among the Jewish people even today.

16 The eleven followers went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.

17 On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus.

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All power in heaven and on earth is given to me.

19 So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

20 Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age."

1 The day after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some sweet-smelling spices to put on Jesus' body.

2 Very early on that day, the first day of the week, soon after sunrise, the women were on their way to the tomb.

3 They said to each other, "Who will roll away for us the stone that covers the entrance of the tomb?"

4 Then the women looked and saw that the stone had already been rolled away, even though it was very large.

5 The women entered the tomb and saw a young man wearing a white robe and sitting on the right side, and they were afraid.

6 But the man said, "Don't be afraid. You are looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who has been crucified. He has risen from the dead; he is not here. Look, here is the place they laid him.

7 Now go and tell his followers and Peter, 'Jesus is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there as he told you before.'"

8 The women were confused and shaking with fear, so they left the tomb and ran away. They did not tell anyone about what happened, because they were afraid. Verses

9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week, he showed himself first to Mary Magdalene. One time in the past, he had forced seven demons out of her.

10 After Mary saw Jesus, she went and told his followers, who were very sad and were crying.

11 But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen him, but the followers did not believe her.

12 Later, Jesus showed himself to two of his followers while they were walking in the country, but he did not look the same as before.

13 These followers went back to the others and told them what had happened, but again, the followers did not believe them.

14 Later Jesus showed himself to the eleven apostles while they were eating, and he criticized them because they had no faith. They were stubborn and refused to believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.

15 Jesus said to his followers, "Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.

16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved, but anyone who does not believe will be punished.

17 And those who believe will be able to do these things as proof: They will use my name to force out demons. They will speak in new languages.

18 They will pick up snakes and drink poison without being hurt. They will touch the sick, and the sick will be healed."

19 After the Lord Jesus said these things to his followers, he was carried up into heaven, and he sat at the right side of God.

20 The followers went everywhere in the world and told the Good News to people, and the Lord helped them. The Lord proved that the Good News they told was true by giving them power to work miracles.]