Jesus Rises from the Dead^(A)

28 After the Sabbath day, at dawn on the first day the week, Mary Magdalene and ·another woman named Mary [^Lthe other Mary; 27:56] went to look at the tomb.

² ·At that time [Suddenly; ^TAnd behold] there was a strong earthquake. [^LFor] An angel of the Lord came down from heaven, went to the tomb, and rolled the stone away from the entrance. Then he sat on the stone. ³ ·He was shining as bright as [^LHis appearance was like] lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ⁴ The soldiers guarding the tomb shook with fear because of the angel, and they ·became like dead men [^Cperhaps they were paralyzed by fear, or they fainted].

⁵ The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified. ⁶ He is not here. He has ·risen [been raised] from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where ·his body was [he lay]. ⁷ And go quickly and tell his ·followers [disciples], ‘Jesus has risen from the dead. He is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there.’” Then the angel said, “·Now [^LLook; ^TBehold] I have told you.”

⁸ The women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also ·very happy [filled with great joy]. They ran to tell Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] what had happened. ⁹ ·Suddenly [^LAnd look/^Tbehold], Jesus met them and said, “Greetings.” The women came up to him, ·took hold of [clasped] his feet, and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my ·followers [disciples] to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there.”

The Soldiers Report to the Leaders

¹¹ While the women ·went to tell Jesus’ followers [were on their way], some of the soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city to tell the ·leading [^Tchief] priests everything that had happened. ¹² Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a ·large amount of money [substantial bribe] ¹³ and said to them, “Tell the people that Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] came during the night and stole ·the body [him away] while you were asleep. ¹⁴ If the governor hears about this, we will satisfy him and save you from trouble.” ¹⁵ So the soldiers kept the money and did as they were ·told [instructed]. And that story is still spread among the ·people [^LJews] even ·today [to this day].

Jesus Talks to His Followers

¹⁶ The eleven ·followers [disciples] went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had ·told [designated; arranged for] them to go. ¹⁷ When they saw Jesus, they worshiped him, but some of them ·did not believe it was really Jesus [doubted]. ¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All ·power [authority] in heaven and on earth ·is [has been] given to me. ¹⁹ So go and make ·followers [disciples] of all ·people in the world [the nations]. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰ Teach them to obey everything that I have ·taught [commanded] you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of ·this age [the world; time].