Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

11 But(A) Mary stood outside the tomb,(B) crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels(C) in white sitting where Jesus’s body(D) had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,”(E) she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.(F) 15 “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”

Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”

16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic,[a] “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”(G)

17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended(H) to the Father.(I) But go to my brothers(J) and tell them that I am ascending to my Father(K) and your Father, to my God(L) and your God.”

18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” (M) And she told them what[b] he had said to her.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:16 Or Hebrew
  2. 20:18 Lit these things

11 (A)But Mary was standing outside the tomb, weeping; so as she wept, she (B)stooped to look into the tomb; 12 and she *saw (C)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 And they *said to her, “(D)Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because (E)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and *(F)saw Jesus standing there, and yet she (G)did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus *said to her, (H)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking that He was the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him away.” 16 Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him (I)in [a]Hebrew, “(J)Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). 17 Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to (K)My brothers and say to them, ‘I am (L)ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” 18 (M)Mary Magdalene *came and (N)announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:16 I.e., Jewish Aramaic