Mark 15:42-16:8

Revised Geneva Translation

⁴² And now when the night had come (because it was the Day of the Preparation that is before the Sabbath)

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable councilman, who also looked for the Kingdom of God, went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

⁴⁴ And Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. So, he called the centurion and asked him whether He were indeed dead.

⁴⁵ And when he knew the truth from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph;

⁴⁶ who bought a linen cloth, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb that was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone over the door of the sepulcher.

⁴⁷ And Mary Magdalene and Mary Joses’ mother beheld where He was laid.

16 And when the Sabbath day had passed, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought sweet ointments so that they might come and anoint Jesus.

² Therefore, early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher, when the Sun was now risen.

³ And they said to each other, “Who shall we have roll away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?”

⁴ But when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away (for it was a very great one).

⁵ So they went into the sepulcher and saw a young man sitting at the right side, clothed in a long white robe. And they were awestruck.

⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be so troubled. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here. Behold the place where they put Him.

⁷ “But go your way, and tell His disciples, and Peter, that He will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see Him, as He said to you.”

⁸ And they went out quickly and fled from the sepulcher. For they trembled and were amazed. Nor did they say anything to anyone, for they were afraid.