The Resurrection

¹ When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus. ² Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. ³ They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?” ⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.

⁵ When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man^* dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. ⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed.^* You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. ⁷ But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

⁸ So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ Early on the first day of the week,^* after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

¹² After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.

¹³ And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Later, as they were eating,^* Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

¹⁵ And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.^{* 17} And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new^* tongues;^*18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”^*

The Ascension

¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.^*