Book of Common Prayer

15 Now, my brothers, I want to bring the good news to your minds again. I told it to you and you received it. You now believe it.

² You are saved by it, if you hold on to what I told you. If you do not, then you have believed for nothing.

³ I told you first what was told to me. I told you that Christ died for the wrong things we did, as the holy writings said.

⁴ He was buried. He was raised on the third day, as the holy writings said.

⁵ Peter saw him, and then all the twelve disciples saw him.

⁶ After that, more than five hundred Christian brothers saw him at one time. Most of them are still living, but some have died.

⁷ After that, James saw him. Then all the apostles saw him.

⁸ Last of all, I saw him too. I was like one who was born at the wrong time.

⁹ The other apostles are all greater than I am. I should not be called an apostle because I troubled the people of God's church.

¹⁰ But God has been kind to me. He has made me what I am today. And he did not bless me for nothing. I did more work than any of them. Yet it was not I, but the loving kindness of God was working with me.

¹¹ So it does not matter who gave the message, they or I. This is the message we gave, and this is the message you believed.

16 The Sabbath day was past. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome came to the grave. They brought spices that smelled very nice to put on the body of Jesus.

² They came to the grave on the first day of the week. It was very early in the morning. The sun was beginning to shine.

³ One woman said to the other, `Who will roll away the big stone from the grave for us?'

⁴ The stone was very big. When they looked up they saw that the stone was rolled away.

⁵ So they went in the grave. They saw a young man dressed in a white gown. He sat at the right side. They were very much surprised.

⁶ He said, `Do not be surprised. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was nailed to a cross. He is risen. He is not here. Look, here is where they laid him.

⁷ Go and tell his disciples and Peter. Tell them he is going to Galilee before you. You will see him there as he said to you.'

⁸ Then they left the grave quickly. They were trembling and afraid. They did not talk to anyone about it because they were afraid.