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The Resurrection

^1 (a)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(b)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(c)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ^3 (d)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(e)his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(f)became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has risen, ^(g)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[a] lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(h)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." ⁸ So they departed quickly from the tomb ⁽ⁱ⁾with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ And behold, Jesus ^(j)met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and ^(k)took hold of his feet and ^(l)worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; ^(m)go and tell ⁽ⁿ⁾my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

The Report of the Guard

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

The Great Commission

¹⁶ Now the eleven disciples ^(t)went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they ^(u)worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(v)"All authority ^(w)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (x)Go therefore and ^(y)make disciples of ^(z)all nations, ^(aa)baptizing them ^(ab)in^{[b] (ac)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them ^(ad)to observe all that ^(ae)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(af)I am with you always, to ^(ag)the end of the age."