Book of Common Prayer

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

The Lord Praised for His Goodness.

God’s Rescue of Israel from Egypt.

²⁸ Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

²⁹ Now it came about at ^(A)midnight that ^(B)the Lord struck all ^(C)the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of ^(D)cattle. ³⁰ And Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was ^(E)a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead. ³¹ Then ^(F)he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, ^(G)get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, ^[a]worship the Lord, as you have said. ³² Take ^(H)both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also.”

Exodus of Israel

^33 (I)The Egyptians urged the people, to send them out of the land in a hurry, for they said, “We will all be dead.” ³⁴ So the people took ^(J)their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls bound up in the clothes on their shoulders.

^35 (K)Now the sons of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, for they had requested from the Egyptians articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; ³⁶ and the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have their request. Therefore they ^(L)plundered the Egyptians.

³⁷ Now the ^(M)sons of Israel journeyed from ^(N)Rameses to Succoth, about ^(O)six hundred thousand men on foot, aside from children. ³⁸ A ^(P)mixed multitude also went up with them, ^[b]along with flocks and herds, a ^(Q)very large number of livestock. ³⁹ And they baked the dough which they had brought out of Egypt into cakes of unleavened bread. For it had no yeast, since they were ^(R)driven out of Egypt and could not delay, nor had they ^[c]prepared any provisions for themselves.

¹² Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there ^(A)is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; ¹⁴ and ^(B)if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is in vain. ¹⁵ Moreover, we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified ^[a]against God that He ^(C)raised ^[b]Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised; ¹⁷ and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; ^(D)you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then also those who ^(E)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If we have hoped in Christ only in this life, we are ^(F)of all people most to be pitied.

The Order of Resurrection

²⁰ But the fact is, Christ ^(G)has been raised from the dead, the ^(H)first fruits of those who ^(I)are asleep. ²¹ For since ^(J)by a man death came, by a Man also came the resurrection of the dead. ²² For ^(K)as in Adam all die, so also in ^[c]Christ all will be made alive. ²³ But each in his own order: Christ ^(L)the first fruits, after that ^(M)those who are Christ’s at ^(N)His coming, ²⁴ then comes the end, when He hands over ^(O)the kingdom to our ^(P)God and Father, when He has abolished ^(Q)all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ For He must reign ^(R)until He has put all His enemies under His feet. ²⁶ The last enemy that will be ^(S)abolished is death. ²⁷ For ^(T)He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “^(U)All things are put in subjection,” it is clear that ^[d]this excludes the Father who put all things in subjection to Him. ²⁸ When ^(V)all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that ^(W)God may be all in all.

⁹ [[^[a]Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to ^(A)Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. ^10 (B)She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, ^(C)they refused to believe it.

¹² Now after that, ^(D)He appeared in a different form ^(E)to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country. ¹³ And they went away and reported it to the rest, but they ^(F)did not believe them, either.

The Disciples Commissioned

¹⁴ Later ^(G)He appeared ^(H)to the eleven disciples themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reprimanded them for their ^(I)unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen from the dead. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “^(J)Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. ^16 (K)The one who has believed and has been baptized will be saved; but the one who has not believed will be condemned. ¹⁷ These signs will accompany those who have believed: ^(L)in My name they will cast out demons, they will ^(M)speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will ^(N)pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will ^(O)lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then, when the Lord Jesus had ^(P)spoken to them, He ^(Q)was received up into heaven and ^(R)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.]]

[[^[b]And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself also sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]]