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The Resurrection

^1 (a)(b)When the Sabbath was past, ^(c)Mary Magdalene, ^(d)Mary the mother of James, and ^(e)Salome ^(f)bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. ² And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. ³ And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away ^(g)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?" ⁴ And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—^(h)it was very large. ⁵ And ⁽ⁱ⁾entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ^(j)dressed in ^(k)a white robe, and ^(l)they were alarmed. ⁶ And he said to them, ^(m)"Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter that ⁽ⁿ⁾he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ^(o)just as he told you." ⁸ And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.]^[a]

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^(p)he appeared first to ^(q)Mary Magdalene, ^(r)from whom he had cast out seven demons. ^10 (s)She went and told those who had been with him, ^(t)as they ^(u)mourned and wept. ¹¹ But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^(v)would not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

^12 (w)After these things ^(x)he appeared in ^(y)another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. ^13 (z)And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Afterward ^(aa)he appeared ^(ab)to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^(ac)unbelief and ^(ad)hardness of heart, because ^(ae)they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, ^(af)"Go into all the world and ^(ag)proclaim the gospel to ^(ah)the whole creation. ^16 (ai)Whoever believes and is ^(aj)baptized ^(ak)will be saved, but ^(al)whoever ^(am)does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And ^(an)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(ao)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(ap)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (aq)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(ar)they will lay their hands ^(as)on the sick, and they will recover."

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(at)after he had spoken to them, ^(au)was taken up into heaven and ^(av)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(aw)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(ax)the message ^(ay)by accompanying signs.]]