The Empty Tomb^(A)

20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene^(B) went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.^(C)

¹² and saw two angels in white,^(A) seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene^(A) went to the disciples^(B) with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

¹⁹ On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,^(C) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace^(D) be with you!”^{(E) 20} After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.^(F) The disciples were overjoyed^(G) when they saw the Lord.

²¹ Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!^(H) As the Father has sent me,^(I) I am sending you.”^{(J) 22} And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.^(K)