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The Resurrection

^1 (C1)When the Sabbath was over, ^(C2)Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome ^(C3)purchased sweet-smelling spices, so that they might go and ^(F1)anoint Him. ^(VR1)2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.³ And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll back ^(C1)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"⁴ Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large.^5 (C1)Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a long, stately white robe; and they ^(C2)were amazed and bewildered.⁶ And he said to them, "^(C1)Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the ^(C2)Nazarene, who was crucified. ^(C3)He has risen; He is not here. See, here is the place where they laid Him. ^(VR1)7 "But go, tell His disciples and Peter, '^(C1)He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.'" ^(VR1)8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing about it to anyone, because they were afraid.

^9 (F1)[Now Jesus, having risen from death early on the first day of the week, appeared first to ^(C1)Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.^10 (C1)She went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.¹¹ When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, ^(C1)they did not believe it.

¹² After that, ^(C1)He appeared in a different form ^(C2)to two of them as they were walking along the way to the country. ^(VR1)13 They returned to Jerusalem and told the others, but they ^(C1)did not believe them either.

The Disciples Commissioned

¹⁴ Later, ^(C1)Jesus appeared ^(C2)to the eleven disciples themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He called them to account for their ^(C3)unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen from death.¹⁵ And He said to them, "^(C1)Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.¹⁶ "^(C1)He who has believed in Me and has been baptized will be saved from the penalty of God's wrath and judgment; but he who has not believed will be condemned.¹⁷ "These signs will accompany those who have believed: ^(C1)in My name they will cast out demons, they will ^(C2)speak in new tongues;¹⁸ they will ^(C1)pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will ^(C2)lay hands on the sick, and they will get well."

¹⁹ So then, when the Lord Jesus had ^(C1)spoken to them, He ^(C2)was taken up into heaven and ^(C3)sat down at the right hand of God. ^(VR1)20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]