The Resurrection

1 ^uvWhen the Sabbath was past, ^wMary Magdalene, ^wMary the mother of James, and ⁱSalome ^xbought 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 ^ythe stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—^zit was very large. 5 And ^aentering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ^bdressed in ^ca white robe, and ^dthey were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, ^d“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 ^ehe is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ^ejust 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.]¹

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

9 [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^fhe appeared first to ^gMary Magdalene, ^gfrom whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 ^hShe went and told those who had been with him, ⁱas they ^jmourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^kwould not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

12 ^lAfter these things ^mhe appeared in ⁿanother form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 ^oAnd they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

14 Afterward ^mhe appeared ^pto the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^qunbelief and ^rhardness of heart, because ^sthey had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, ^t“Go into all the world and ^uproclaim the gospel to ^vthe whole creation. 16 ^wWhoever believes and is ^xbaptized ^ywill be saved, but ^zwhoever ^wdoes not believe will be condemned. 17 And ^athese signs will accompany those who believe: ^bin my name they will cast out demons; ^cthey will speak in new tongues; 18 ^dthey will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^ethey will lay their hands ^fon the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then the Lord Jesus, ^gafter he had spoken to them, ^hwas taken up into heaven and ⁱsat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^jthe Lord worked with them and confirmed ^kthe message ^lby accompanying signs.]]

Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of ^mAscents.