The Resurrection
(Psalm 16:1-11; Psalm 49:1-20; Matthew 28:1-10; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-9)
1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
(John 20:10-18)
9Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
(Luke 24:13-24)
12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
The Great Commission
(Matthew 28:16-20)
14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
The Ascension
(Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11)
19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
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The Resurrection
(Matthew 28:1–10; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)
1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back. 5 Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed. 6 He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him! 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’” 8 They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
(John 20:10–18)
9 Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
(Luke 24:13–35)
12 After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country. 13 They went away and told it to the rest. They didn’t believe them, either.
The Great Commission
(Matthew 28:16–20)
14 Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15 He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
The Ascension
(Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:6–11)
19 So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
The Resurrection
(Matthew 28:1–10; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, a just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3 They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’ ”
8 So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone. b
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
(John 20:10–18)
9 Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, c He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping. 11 And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
(Luke 24:13–35)
12 After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
13 And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
The Great Commission
(Matthew 28:16–20)
14 Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; d 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
The Ascension
(Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:6–11)
19 After the Lord Jesus e had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Footnotes:
2 a Literally And very early on the first of the Sabbaths,
8 b Some early manuscripts end the Gospel of Mark after verse 8. Other manuscripts contain only a short ending, a version of the following: 9But they quickly reported all these instructions to Peter’s companions. Afterward, Jesus Himself, through them, sent out from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.
9 c Or After Jesus had risen early on the first day of the week
17 d WH in tongues
19 e ECM, BYZ, and TR After the Lord
The Resurrection
(Psalm 16:1-11; Psalm 49:1-20; Matthew 28:1-10; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-9)
1And the sabbath having past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James, and Salome, bought spices, that having come, they may anoint him, 2and early in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, they come unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun, 3and they said among themselves, 'Who shall roll away for us the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?' 4And having looked, they see that the stone hath been rolled away -- for it was very great, 5and having entered into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right hand, arrayed in a long white robe, and they were amazed. 6And he saith to them, 'Be not amazed, ye seek Jesus the Nazarene, the crucified: he did rise -- he is not here; lo, the place where they laid him! 7and go, say to his disciples, and Peter, that he doth go before you to Galilee; there ye shall see him, as he said to you.' 8And, having come forth quickly, they fled from the sepulchre, and trembling and amazement had seized them, and to no one said they anything, for they were afraid.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
(John 20:10-18)
9And he, having risen in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, did appear first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons; 10she having gone, told those who had been with him, mourning and weeping; 11and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
(Luke 24:13-24)
12And after these things, to two of them, as they are going into a field, walking, he was manifested in another form, 13and they having gone, told to the rest; not even them did they believe.
The Great Commission
(Matthew 28:16-20)
14Afterwards, as they are reclining (at meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and did reproach their unbelief and stiffness of heart, because they believed not those having seen him being raised; 15and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation; 16he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned. 17'And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak; 18serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'
The Ascension
(Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11)
19The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God; 20and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.
The Favor of God Message paraphrase
The Resurrection of Jesus
¹ When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
² Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
³ and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled away.
⁵ As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
⁶ “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, 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, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
⁸ Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
⁹ When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had driven seven demons.
¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with Him and who were mourning and weeping.
¹¹ When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
¹² Afterward, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
¹³ These returned and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
Jesus Commissions the Disciples
¹⁴ Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; He rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
¹⁸ they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
The Ascension of Jesus
¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and He sat at the right hand of God.
²⁰ Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Footnotes:
16:7: The angel’s instruction specifically to mention Peter highlights Jesus’ grace, especially after Peter’s earlier denial, emphasizing his restoration.
16:8: The women’s fear and trembling show the overwhelming nature of the resurrection event, as they grappled with the profound significance of the empty tomb.
16:11: The initial disbelief of the disciples reflects the human struggle to grasp the reality of the resurrection, despite prior teachings and promises.
16:14: Jesus’ rebuke of the Eleven was not harsh, but a necessary correction, urging them to move beyond their doubts and fulfill the mission He had entrusted to them.
16:16: Belief and baptism are coupled here, underscoring the importance of faith and the outward sign of commitment to following Jesus in the early Christian community.
16:17: The signs mentioned—driving out demons, speaking in tongues, and miraculous protection—highlight the spiritual authority given to believers in their mission.
16:19: Jesus’ ascension marks the completion of His earthly mission and the beginning of the disciples’ mission, with Jesus now reigning in power from heaven.
