The Second Generation Circumcised

5 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites ^(A)who were by the sea, ^(B)heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until ^[a]we had crossed over, that ^[b]their heart melted; ^(C)and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.

² At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make ^(D)flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.” ³ So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at ^[c]the hill of the foreskins. ⁴ And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: ^(E)All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. ⁵ For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. ⁶ For the children of Israel walked ^(F)forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were ^[d]consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord—to whom the Lord swore that ^(G)He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, ^(H)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” ⁷ Then Joshua circumcised ^(I)their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.

⁸ So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp ^(J)till they were healed. ⁹ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away ^(K)the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called ^(L)Gilgal^[e] to this day.

¹⁰ Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover ^(M)on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. ¹¹ And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and ^[f]parched grain, on the very same day. ¹² Then ^(N)the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.

The Commander of the Army of the Lord

¹³ And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, ^(O)a Man stood opposite him ^(P)with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”

¹⁴ So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”

And Joshua ^(Q)fell on his face to the earth and ^(R)worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”

¹⁵ Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, ^(S)“Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.

He Is Risen^(A)

16 Now ^(B)when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome ^(C)bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. ^2 (D)Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. ³ And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” ⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. ^5 (E)And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

^6 (F)But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. ⁷ But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going ^[a]before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, ^(G)as He said to you.”

⁸ So they went out ^[b]quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. ^(H)And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord^(I)

^9 [c]Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, ^(J)out of whom He had cast seven demons. ^10 (K)She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. ^11 (L)And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples^(M)

¹² After that, He appeared in another form ^(N)to two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³ And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

The Great Commission^(O)

^14 (P)Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. ^15 (Q)And He said to them, “Go into all the world ^(R)and preach the gospel to every creature. ^16 (S)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; ^(T)but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these ^(U)signs will follow those who ^[d]believe: ^(V)In My name they will cast out demons; ^(W)they will speak with new tongues; ^18 (X)they^[e] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; ^(Y)they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand^(Z)

¹⁹ So then, ^(AA)after the Lord had spoken to them, He was ^(AB)received up into heaven, and ^(AC)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them ^(AD)and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Many Women Minister to Jesus

8 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and ^[a]bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, ² and ^(A)certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and ^[b]infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, ^(B)out of whom had come seven demons, ³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for ^[c]Him from their ^[d]substance.