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¹ After the Sabbath, in the early dawn of the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.² But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.³ His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.⁴ For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.⁵ But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.⁶ He is not here: He has come back to life, as He foretold. Come and see the place where He lay.⁷ And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Remember, I have told you."⁸ They quickly left the tomb and ran, still terrified but full of unspeakable joy, to carry the news to His disciples.⁹ And then suddenly they saw Jesus coming to meet them. "Peace be to you," He said. And they came and clasped His feet, bowing to the ground before Him.¹⁰ Then He said, "Dismiss all fear! Go and take word to my brethren to go into Galilee, and there they shall see me."

¹¹ While they went on this errand, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the High Priests every detail of what had happened.¹² So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers,¹³ telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep."¹⁴ "And if this," they added, "is reported to the Governor, we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment."¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story was noised about among the Jews, and is current to this day.

¹⁶ As for the eleven disciples, they proceeded into Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them.¹⁷ There they saw Him and prostrated themselves before Him. Yet some doubted.¹⁸ Jesus however came near and said to them, "All power in Heaven and over the earth has been given to me.¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;²⁰ 20 Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you [fn] all the days ( [fn] erpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. [fn] Amen (so let it be).