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Jesus Has Risen
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the
week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the
tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the
Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled
back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like
lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards
were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead
men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for
I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see
the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his
disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of
you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told
you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet
filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly
Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him,
clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to
them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to
Galilee; there they will see me.”
The Guards’ Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the
guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests
everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had
met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the
soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to
say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away
while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the
governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were
instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among
the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the
mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw
him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus
came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age.” |
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