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“He Has Been Raised to Life”
1 After the Sabbath, as light was dawning on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
2 Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; it was an angel of the Lord, you see, who, having come down from heaven and gone up to the tomb, rolled the stone away and sat down on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was as white as snow.
4 Because they were so afraid of him, the guards trembled and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “You yourselves don’t be afraid. I know who it is ᵖyou’re looking for: Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He isn’t here. He has been raised to life, you see, just as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was lying.
7 Then go very quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead! In fact, he is going ahead of ᵖyou to Galilee. That’s where ᵖyou’ll see him.’ Remember, I have told ᵖyou!”
8 So, hurrying away from the tomb with fear and great joy, the women ran to tell the news to his disciples.
9 Suddenly, there he was! Jesus! He met them and said, “Shalom.” The women went up to him and held his feet tightly and worshiped him.
10 “Don’t be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee; that’s where they’ll see me.”
“They Bribed the Soldiers with a Very Considerable Amount of Silver”
11 As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
12 After the priests had gathered with the elders and agreed on a plan, they bribed the soldiers with a very considerable amount of silver, telling them,
13 “ᵖYou are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep.’
14 And if this story reaches the governor, we ourselves will straighten the matter out with him, and ᵖyou we will keep out of trouble.”
15 So, the guards took the silver coins and did as they were told. And this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.
“Go and Instruct All the Gentiles”
16 As for the eleven disciples, they went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.
17 When they saw him, they worshiped him, though some had doubts.
18 Jesus came up and said to them, “I have been granted all authority in heaven and over+ the earth.
19 Therefore, go and instruct+ all the Gentiles,+ baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to continue obediently in all the commands I have given ᵖyou. And remember, I am with ᵖyou each and every day until the culmination of the age.”