Book of Common Prayer

Concerning The Resurrection: Christ Was Raised From The Dead And Seen By Many

15 Now I make-known to you, brothers, the good-news which I announced-as-good-news to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, ² through which you also are being saved— if ^[a] you are holding-on in that message I announced-as-good-news to you, unless^[b] you believed in-vain. ³ For I delivered to you among the first^[c] things what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He has been raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵ and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶ After that He appeared to over five-hundred brothers at-one-time, of whom the majority are remaining until now. But some fell-asleep. ⁷ After that He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ⁸ And last of all, as-if-indeed^[d] to the untimely-born^[e] one, He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles— who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me did not become^[f] empty^[g]. But I labored even more than them all— yet not I, but the grace of God with me. ¹¹ So whether it was I or those, thus we are proclaiming, and thus you believed.

Jesus Rises From The Dead. The Women Find The Tomb Empty

16 And the Sabbath having passed^[a], Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices in order that having come, they might anoint Him. ² And very early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb— the sun having risen. ³ And they were saying to themselves, “Who will roll-away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” ⁴ And having looked-up, they see that the stone has been rolled-away. For it was extremely large. ⁵ And having entered into the tomb, they saw a young-man sitting at the right, having been clothed-with a white robe. And they were alarmed. ⁶ But the one says to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are seeking Jesus from-Nazareth, the One having been crucified. He arose, He is not here. Look— the place where they laid Him! ⁷ But go, tell His disciples and Peter that ‘He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there, just as He told you’”. ⁸ And having gone out, they fled from the tomb. For trembling and astonishment was holding them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were fearing.

[Most Greek manuscripts have this “Long^[b] Ending” after verse 8, but two of the oldest omit it].