16
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. See 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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.