¹ After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

² Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone from the entrance, and sat on it.

³ His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

⁴ The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

⁵ But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

⁶ He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

⁷ Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

⁸ So they hurried out from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

⁹ And as they were going to tell His disciples, suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

¹⁰ “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

¹¹ While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

¹² And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

¹³ and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

¹⁴ If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

¹⁵ So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.

¹⁶ Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.

¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

²⁰ and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.”