Mark 15:42 - Luke 1:56

English Standard Version

Jesus Is Buried

^42 (A)And when evening had come, since it was ^(B)the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, ^(C)a respected member of the council, who ^(D)was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.^[a] And summoning ^(E)the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. ⁴⁵ And when he learned from ^(F)the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. ⁴⁶ And Joseph^[b] bought ^(G)a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and ^(H)laid him in a tomb ^(I)that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled ^(J)a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ^47 (K)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

The Resurrection

16 ^(L)(M)When the Sabbath was past, ^(N)Mary Magdalene, ^(O)Mary the mother of James, and ^(P)Salome ^(Q)bought 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 ^(R)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” ⁴ And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—^(S)it was very large. ⁵ And ^(T)entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ^(U)dressed in ^(V)a white robe, and ^(W)they were alarmed. ⁶ And he said to them, ^(X)“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 ^(Y)he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ^(Z)just 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.]^[c]

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

⁹ [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^(AA)he appeared first to ^(AB)Mary Magdalene, ^(AC)from whom he had cast out seven demons. ^10 (AD)She went and told those who had been with him, ^(AE)as they ^(AF)mourned and wept. ¹¹ But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^(AG)would not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

^12 (AH)After these things ^(AI)he appeared in ^(AJ)another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. ^13 (AK)And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Afterward ^(AL)he appeared ^(AM)to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^(AN)unbelief and ^(AO)hardness of heart, because ^(AP)they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, ^(AQ)“Go into all the world and ^(AR)proclaim the gospel to ^(AS)the whole creation. ^16 (AT)Whoever believes and is ^(AU)baptized ^(AV)will be saved, but ^(AW)whoever ^(AX)does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And ^(AY)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(AZ)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(BA)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (BB)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(BC)they will lay their hands ^(BD)on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(BE)after he had spoken to them, ^(BF)was taken up into heaven and ^(BG)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(BH)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(BI)the message ^(BJ)by accompanying signs.]]

Dedication to Theophilus

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that ^(BK)have been accomplished among us, ^2 (BL)just as those who ^(BM)from the beginning were ^(BN)eyewitnesses and ^(BO)ministers of ^(BP)the word ^(BQ)have delivered them to us, ³ it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write ^(BR)an orderly account for you, ^(BS)most excellent ^(BT)Theophilus, ⁴ that you may have ^(BU)certainty concerning the things ^(BV)you have been taught.

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

^5 (BW)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,^{[d] (BX)}of ^(BY)the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶ And they were both ^(BZ)righteous before God, walking ^(CA)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. ⁷ But they had no child, because ^(CB)Elizabeth was barren, and ^(CC)both were advanced in years.

⁸ Now ^(CD)while he was serving as priest before God when ^(CE)his division was on duty, ⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot ^(CF)to enter ^(CG)the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people ^(CH)were praying ^(CI)outside at the hour of incense. ¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ^(CJ)the altar of incense. ¹² And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ^(CK)fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^(CL)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(CM)you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness, and many will ^(CN)rejoice at his birth, ¹⁵ for he will be ^(CO)great before the Lord. And ^(CP)he must not drink wine or strong ^(CQ)drink, and ^(CR)he will be ^(CS)filled with the Holy Spirit, ^(CT)even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, ¹⁷ and ^(CU)he will go before him ^(CV)in the spirit and power of Elijah, ^(CW)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ^(CX)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^(CY)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

¹⁸ And Zechariah said to the angel, ^(CZ)“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” ¹⁹ And the angel answered him, “I am ^(DA)Gabriel. ^(DB)I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. ²⁰ And behold, ^(DC)you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” ²¹ And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in ^(DD)the temple. ²² And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in ^(DE)the temple. And ^(DF)he kept making signs to them and remained mute. ²³ And ^(DG)when his time of ^(DH)service was ended, he went to his home.

²⁴ After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, ²⁵ “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, ^(DI)to take away my reproach among people.”

Birth of Jesus Foretold

²⁶ In the sixth month the angel ^(DJ)Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named ^(DK)Nazareth, ^27 (DL)to a virgin betrothed^[e] to a man whose name was Joseph, ^(DM)of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And he came to her and said, “Greetings, ^(DN)O favored one, ^(DO)the Lord is with you!”^{[f] 29} But ^(DP)she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰ And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for ^(DQ)you have found favor with God. ³¹ And behold, ^(DR)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and ^(DS)you shall call his name Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of ^(DT)the Most High. And the Lord God ^(DU)will give to him the throne of ^(DV)his father David, ³³ and he will reign over the house of Jacob ^(DW)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

³⁴ And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”^[g]

³⁵ And the angel answered her, ^(DX)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^(DY)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^[h] will be called ^(DZ)holy—^(EA)the Son of God. ³⁶ And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her ^(EB)who was called barren. ³⁷ For ^(EC)nothing will be impossible with God.” ³⁸ And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant^[i] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And ^(ED)the angel departed from her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹ In those days Mary arose and went with haste into ^(EE)the hill country, to a town in Judah, ⁴⁰ and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^(EF)was filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴² and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^(EG)“Blessed are you among women, and ^(EH)blessed is ^(EI)the fruit of your womb! ⁴³ And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^(EJ)my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ And ^(EK)blessed is she who believed that there would be^[j] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶ And Mary said,

⁵⁶ And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.