The Resurrection

¹mNow after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and nthe other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for oan angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³pHis appearance was like lightning, and qhis clothing white as snow. ⁴And for fear of him the guards trembled and rbecame like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he has risen, sas he said. Come, see the place where he1 lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, the is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸So they departed quickly from the tomb uwith fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus vmet them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and wtook hold of his feet and xworshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ygo and tell zmy brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

¹¹While they were going, behold, some of athe guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹²And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³and said, “Tell people, b‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴And if this comes to cthe governor's ears, we will dsatisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews eto this day.

The Great Commission

¹⁶Now the eleven disciples fwent to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷And when they saw him they gworshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸And Jesus came and said to them, h“All authority iin heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹jGo therefore and kmake disciples of lall nations, jbaptizing them min2 nthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them oto observe all that pI have commanded you. And behold, qI am with you always, to rthe end of the age.”