Chronological
The King Rises From The Dead. An Angel Moves the Stone And Announces, He Is Risen.
28 Now after the Sabbath[a], in the dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the burial-place. 2 And behold— a great earthquake took place. For an angel of the Lord— having come down from heaven, and having gone to it— rolled away the stone and was sitting on it. 3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was white as snow. 4 And the ones guarding were shaken from the fear of him, and became like dead men. 5 And having responded[b], the angel said to the women, “Don’t you[c] be fearing, for I know that you are seeking Jesus, the One having been crucified. 6 He is not here, for He arose, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. 7 And having gone quickly, tell His disciples that ‘He arose from the dead. And behold— He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there’. Behold— I told you”.
While Running To Report This To The Disciples, The Women See The Risen Jesus
8 And having quickly departed from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to report it to His disciples. 9 And behold— Jesus met them, saying “Greetings”. And the ones, having gone to Him, took-hold-of His feet and gave-worship to Him. 10 Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be fearing. Go, report to My brothers that[d] they should go to Galilee. And there they will see Me”.
The Roman Guards Are Bought Off, And The Priests Plot Out Their Story
11 And while they were going, behold— some of the guard[e], having come into the city, reported all the things having taken place to the chief priests. 12 And having been gathered together with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave sufficient[f] money to the soldiers[g], 13 saying, “Say that ‘His disciples, having come by night, stole Him while we were sleeping’. 14 And if this should be heard[h] before the governor, we will persuade him. And we will make you free-from-concern”. 15 And the ones, having taken the money, did as they were instructed. And this statement was spread-widely among Jews, until this very day[i].
Jesus Commissions The Eleven To Make Disciples of All Nations
16 And the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus ordered them. 17 And having seen Him, they worshiped Him. But the[j] ones doubted[k]. 18 And having come to them, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth was given to Me. 19 Therefore having gone, make-disciples-of [l] all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to keep all that I commanded you. And behold— I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the age”.
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].
Jesus Appears To Mary, Then To Two In The Country, Then To The Eleven
9 And [Jesus] having risen-up early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom He had cast-out seven demons. 10 That one, having gone, reported it to the ones having been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11 And-those-ones, having heard that He was alive and was seen by her, did not-believe[c] her. 12 And after these things, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking, while they were proceeding into the country. 13 And those ones, having gone, reported it to the rest. They did not even believe those ones. 14 And later He appeared to the eleven themselves while they were reclining-back [to eat]. And He reproached[d] their unbelief and hardness-of-heart because they did not believe the ones having seen Him arisen.
Jesus Commissions His Followers To Proclaim The Gospel To All Creation
15 And He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good-news to[e] all creation. 16 The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved. But the one having not-believed will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany[f] the ones having believed: in My name they will cast-out demons, they will speak in[g] new tongues[h], 18 and they will pick up snakes[i] with their hands. And if they drink any deadly thing, it will by-no-means[j] hurt[k] them. They will lay hands on sick ones, and they will be well”.
Jesus Is Taken Up Into Heaven
19 So indeed the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken-up into heaven and sat-down on the right side of God. 20 And those ones, having gone-forth, proclaimed it everywhere, the Lord working-with them and confirming[l] the word by the signs following-after[m] them.
[A few Greek manuscripts have this “Short[n] Ending” after verse 8, followed by the “long ending” above]
And they promptly reported all the things having been commanded them to the ones around Peter. And after these things, Jesus Himself also sent-forth the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation through them, from the east and as-far-as the west. Amen.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing